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
Osman Sabri Kiratli
NATO recently agreed to a historic 5% defence spending target. But Osman Sabri Kiratli presents new experimental evidence revealing that what Americans truly care about goes far beyond the numbers. In fact, democratic allies may have more leeway than they realise Read more
Julia Zulver
Under President Bukeleās perpetual 'State of Exception', El Salvador has made international news for its historic decline in homicides. Despite this, women report that problems of violence are far from over in the country, write Julia Zulver and Anne Ruelle Read more
Varvara Prodai
Hungaryās government recast Budapest Pride as a danger to children and national security, then banned the 2025 march. Varvara Prodaiās data show that the 'security threat' framing spiked in Hungarian, while English-language messaging remained legalistic, revealing a two-track playbook that weakens minority rights and narrows civic space Read more
Zeenat Sabur
Keir Starmerās speeches before and after the release of the UK's Strategic Defence Review contain narratives that make nuclear strengthening seem prudent and logical. But Zeenat Sabur argues that these narratives are fallacies, that if poked at, alert us to the insecurity to which nuclear posturing leads us Read more
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