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Environment and Natural Resource Security
5 reasons fish could be the next resource to drive geopolitical competition
We urgently need to increase the sustainability of the world’s fishing industry, or we could find ourselves facing what has been described as a “global fish war”.
Fragility, Violence and Conflict
Why Iraq needs to bring its paramilitaries into the mainstream
A struggle looms in Iraq over the future of the paramilitary groups that helped the state defeat ISIS. Ending decades of violence in the country, and building a sustainable future now dep...
Climate Change
Climate change is threatening to shift the balance of power in Asia-Pacific
Climate change in Asia-Pacific will impact many security issues. And implementing solutions may create a more multipolar region, writes Shiloh Fetzek, of the International Institute for S...
China
China aims to play a major role in Arctic affairs. Here are its 5 key policy goals
China has made clear it wants to establish a ‘Polar Silk Road’ – and as part of the process it is determined to have a significant say in the way the Arctic is developed.
International Security
How international law is being reshaped and the challenges it faces
After decades of development in international law, influential voices are now challenging the status quo. This has profound implications for the future.
International Security
Why we need a new strategy to tackle international terrorism
The changing nature of cross-border terrorism calls for new approaches, argues John Raine, of the International Institute for Strategic Studies. But barriers to cooperation remain.
Fragility, Violence and Conflict
How a brief truce in Afghanistan could signal the way to a longer-lasting peace
The Eid al-Fitr truce in Afghanistan offered a glimpse into how a formal ceasefire could be agreed, argues the International Crisis Group; and it suggests both sides, along with the US, s...
Role of Religion
The growing role of Buddhism in India’s soft-power strategy
Soft power is an increasingly important part of India’s foreign policy, argues Shanatu Kishwar of the Observer Research Foundation; and Buddhism is a key component.
International Trade and Investment
How the rest of the world can avoid a trade war
As the nature of global trade begins to change, what can individual nations do to find the best deal?
Arctic
Competition in the Arctic is growing but cooperation is set to continue. Here’s why
How resilient will the Arctic be to the major geostrategic changes it is already experiencing, or will likely experience in the coming decade? There are reasons to be hopeful, a RAND Corp...
Arctic
Artificial islands, robo-ships, sleepless soldiers. Is this the future of the Arctic?
As climate change opens up access to trade routes and resources in the Arctic, it's time to consider whether emerging technology will exacerbate and solve conflict near the North pole
United States
This is what people think about NATO
NATO representatives meet in Brussels in July - this is what people in member countries think about the alliance.
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
How AI changes the way we need to think about international affairs
The rise of AI must be better managed in the short term to mitigate longer-term risks, and to ensure it doesn’t reinforce existing inequalities.
Emerging Technologies
6 ways to ensure AI and new tech works for – not against – humanity
The United Nations must act wisely to make sure new tech unleashes positive change, not serious harm. It'll need all the help it can get.
International Security
The three types of military power and how to measure them
How effectively and how far a nation can project its armed forces depends on much more than mere numbers of weapons and personnel.