Economic sanctions are too often the soft choice between doing nothing and taking effective but risky or expensive action, argues James Dobbins, of the RAND Corporation

RAND Corporation 18 Apr 2019

Future of Energy

Q&A: How the global energy transition is set to disrupt the geopolitical landscape

The effects of the shift from fossil fuels to an energy system based on renewables will be profound, explains the Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency, Adnan Z. Amin

Chatham House 10 Apr 2019

United Kingdom

What could a no-deal Brexit mean for developing countries?

No longer having preferential access to the European Union and the UK's new tariff regime could seriously affect exports for many trading partners.

Pamela Coke-Hamilton 09 Apr 2019

Middle East and North Africa

Can fighting climate change bring the Arab world closer together?

The countries in the MENA region are waking up to the threat posed by climate change, but it also presents an opportunity - because to respond effectively, they must learn to put their di...

Neeshad Shafi 01 Apr 2019

International Security

Why the vision of European strategic autonomy remains a mirage

The idea of total European strategic independence ignores geopolitical realities, argues Moritz Luetgerath of the Atlantic Council; but there may be a welcome alternative

Atlantic Council 30 Mar 2019

Cybercrime

What the Christchurch attacks show us about the global spread of Islamophobia

Last week's attack on the Al Noor Mosque and the Linwood Islamic Centre in Christchurch, New Zealand highlights how Islamophobia has become a global issue.

Imran Awan · The Conversation 21 Mar 2019

European Union

Which countries have the most immigrants?

The US has the highest number of immigrants overall - but as a percentage of the population? That's a very different story.

Gilles Pison · The Conversation 13 Mar 2019

Future of Economic Progress

An economic manifesto to build a better world

Although economists are well positioned to imagine new institutional arrangements, their habit of thinking at the margin and sticking close to the evidence at hand encourages an aversion ...

Dani Rodrik · Project Syndicate 13 Mar 2019

United States

This is what the North Korea-US summit means for the region

After an unlikely commitment to peace and progress following the Trump-Kim meeting in 2018, discussions between the two leaders appear to have broken down.

Sojin Lim · The Conversation 01 Mar 2019

Geopolitics

Forward Agenda - March 2019

What are the biggest stories looming on the global agenda? Building on our Agenda Weekly email update, each month we look ahead at the events and trends that will have the most impact.

Michael Hanley 28 Feb 2019

Switzerland

In Switzerland, they take it in turns to be president

In the 1949 Orson Welles movie The Third Man, Switzerland is dismissed as a land of brotherly love, 500 years of peace and the cuckoo clock. But it is also a case study in inclusive, dire...

Sean Fleming 27 Feb 2019

Africa

Africa must invest in the new ‘high seas’ treaty

The world’s largest crime scene is not in any specific country or region. It is the area known as the ‘high seas’ – those parts of the oceans that fall outside the national jurisdiction o...

Agnes Ebo’o · ISS Africa 26 Feb 2019

Geopolitics

Can truth and reconciliation commissions heal divided nations?

Truth commissions serve to establish the scale and impact of a past injustice, and make progress in repairing the damage. But how effective are they?

Bonny Ibhawoh · The Conversation 21 Feb 2019

China

China's growing global role and the impact of international law

A bigger peacekeeping role and the greater presence of Chinese forces abroad are pushing Beijing to grapple with new questions of international law it has not previously had to consider

Chatham House 20 Feb 2019

Geopolitics

Mapped: The median age of the population on every continent

How do the continents compare when it comes to median age?

Jeff Desjardins · Visual Capitalist 20 Feb 2019

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