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The far-right falters: Outcomes of the French snap election
Against all the odds and polls, the French far-right party National Rally, led by Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella, landed in third place in the sec…
2 years ago
Victory and visions: Labour’s approach to the EU
After 14 years of Conservative government in the United Kingdom, the Labour Party is back. Dissatisfaction with economic and tax policies, various po…
2 years ago
The World after the West: Nasser Hadian on Iran
Iran plays a key role in the global order. The leadership in Tehran asserts Iran’s role in the Middle East through the backing of allied groups, most…
2 years ago
The World After the West: Ayşe Zarakol on Turkey
A growth in membership to organisations such as BRICS+, the New Development Bank, and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation demonstrates the continue…
2 years, 1 month ago
Europe is shifting: EU election results could divide Europe
The results of the European Parliament elections show varying trends across the EU. As predicted by experts in the build-up, Europe’s far-right parti…
2 years, 1 month ago
NATO and beyond: America’s domestic politics and Ukraine
How is America’s domestic politics impacting the war in Ukraine? Last week, the Biden administration authorised Ukraine to use US-supplied weapons to…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Great Firewall: How China regulates big tech
In the past couple of decades, China has produced a multitude of big tech giants. Companies like Alibaba, Tencent, ByteDance and others are well on t…
2 years, 1 month ago
Algorithmic agendas: The globalisation of political technology
Political technology, or the professional engineering of politics, has been endemic to Russia since the Soviet era. But these practices have now spre…
2 years, 2 months ago
The sweet spot: Between de-risking from China and Europe’s green future
A key priority for both the European Union and the United States is to reduce dependencies on China in green industries. Only this week, the United S…
2 years, 2 months ago
A vision for the future: Adapting Europe’s single market
When Europe’s single market was first conceived in the 1980s, the number of member states was half of what it is today, the Soviet Union still existe…
2 years, 2 months ago