Elif DavutoÄlu
AI companies often present their technologies as politically neutral. But as frontier models become intertwined with national security strategies, neutrality is giving way to a new reality: AI as a core instrument of state power, writes Elif DavutoÄlu Read more
Soumi Banerjee
Tech leaders compare AIās electricity demand to the energy needed to ātrain a humanā. In doing so, they judge people and server racks by the same dehumanising efficiency metric.āÆSoumi BanerjeeāÆandāÆMo HamzaāÆexplain how this logic is most brutally realised in planetary AI supply chains; in the hidden work that makes 'intelligent' machines seem autonomous Read more
Andrew Richard Ryder
Andrew Richard Ryder argues that Trump is intent on political vandalism that will undermine the postwar rules-based international order. That order may not have been perfect, but Trump's administration desires a return to interwar dog-eat-dog expansionism and virulent nationalism. Forthcoming elections in Hungary in April, and the USA in November, represent an important opportunity to thwart these regressive ambitions Read more
Konstantin Schendzielorz
Deterrence is back ā but not as we knew it. Once a strategy of nuclear restraint, the term is now being stretched to justify aggressive military actions, at home and abroad.Ā Konstantin Schendzielorz argues that, as meanings shift, so do red lines. The nuclear umbrella may be turning into a very real sword Read more
Sibei Sun
The Trump administrationĀ is advancing anĀ illiberal Atlanticism that reimagines the West in mannersĀ similar toĀ how Putin imagines Eurasia.Ā Sibei SunĀ dissectsĀ the uncanny parallels between the two geopolitical doctrines and what itĀ allĀ means forĀ futureĀ transatlantic relations Read more
Yuliia Turchenko
Information warfare has moved to the centre of the UKās security agenda, saysāÆYuliia Turchenko. Media monitoring reveals how digital manipulation and foreign interference now shape public understanding of risk. Here, the author weighs up the threat, and suggests how the UK should respond Read more
Nadeem Ahmed Moonakal
The Middle East is entering a phase of recalibration. As Gulf powers prioritise stability and de-escalation, saysāÆNadeem Ahmed Moonakal, they are also positioning themselves to play a leading role in global AI, which is likely to have a profound influenceĀ on the regional geopolitical landscapeĀ Read more
Rhys Lewis-Jones
A nuclear war between great powers would mean the collapse of human civilisation ā and could lead to the irreversible breakdown of global society. Rhys Lewis-Jones argues that humanity faces an existential nuclear threat that demands deliberate and urgent action Read more
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