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Why rare earths are central to US-China relations

November 19, 2025

☢️ Nuclear deterrence or nuclear collapse?

November 18, 2025

What Americans really think when European allies don’t cooperate 

November 14, 2025

☢️ Moscow brandishes threats, Beijing clings to caution

November 12, 2025

Diplomatic resilience: what is it, and how can states achieve it?

November 10, 2025
November 6, 2025

PR firms are working for brutal regimes, and getting away with it

Alexander Dukalskis Many PR firms work for brutal regimes — polishing their image, attacking critics, and helping dictators cling to power. Alexander Dukalskis, Christian Gläßel, and Adam Scharpf ask: why does this happen, and what can democratic societies do to stop it? Read more
November 5, 2025

☢️ Using emerging technology for escalation management

Jamie Withorne Technology is not a cure-all. But it can help reduce the risk of nuclear weapons crises. Jamie Withorne shows how increasingly accessible information can harness transparency and 'fact check' the credibility of nuclear threats Read more
October 31, 2025

Penelope’s web and the politics of patience

Serena Fraiese Penelope, wife of Odysseus in Homer’s Odyssey, who spent twenty years weaving and unweaving a shroud to delay remarriage and preserve her household, has come to symbolise fidelity, cunning, and endurance. Serena Fraiese argues that her story reveals characteristics that have become central to diplomacy in an age of uncertainty Read more
October 31, 2025

☢️ Rebuilding nuclear credibility through fair energy access 

Syeda Saba Batool The Nuclear Suppliers Group faces new tests from great-power rivalry, climate change, and the spread of nuclear technology. Syeda Saba Batool argues the Group needs clear rules for admitting countries outside the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and to ensure that climate-vulnerable developing states gain fair access to civilian nuclear energy  Read more
October 24, 2025

From missiles to malware, hybrid war is rewriting global security

Daphna Canetti With missiles in the sky and malware in the wires, hybrid warfare is no longer speculative. Daphna Canetti, Gal Dor, and Tal Mimran argue the Iran-Israel clash marks a strategic turning point — where democracies must defend minds as fiercely as borders Read more

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