As the talks on re-uniting Cyprus grind on it is time to consider the potential effect of the current fluidity and re-setting of inter-state relations.
The defence of Ukraine must be decoupled from abstract idealism and reframed as a test case for the viability of international law.
Multipolarity in the theoretical sense, as articulated by modern academic international relations, is highly unlikely to emerge.
Whoever believes that Ukraine is where the Kremlin’s geopolitical and territorial ambitions end has little understanding of Russian foreign policy.
Samuel Jardine explores how frontier regions like space and the Arctic are shaping global competition — and why understanding diverse motives is key to global governance.
David Galbreath examines the impact of technology on warfare, the future of NATO, European defense challenges, and the shifting focus of U.S. strategic priorities.
The two books in this feature evaluate the drivers of the Russia-Ukraine war, whilst differing on the significance of history for contemporary analyses of the war.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has firmly discredited the Russian historical narrative, which threatens Latvia’s national unity.
McGlynn’s timely book expertly unpacks Putin’s use of history to shape narratives but offers limited post-2022 analysis and only briefly explores global parallels.
Brands offers sharp Cold War insights but leans to US centrism, overlooking Global South impacts and alternative perspectives into great-power rivalry.
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