Ambitious infrastructure projects such as the Lobito, TAZARA and Banana Corridors aim to connect the Democratic Republic of Congo to global markets and unlock its vast mineral wealth. Yet escalating insurgencies, entrenched corruption and governance challenges threaten to undermine these initiatives before their full potential is realized. Political instability in…
The forcible targeting of sitting political leaders reflects a broader recalibration of international law in practice. As norms of sovereignty, immunity, and the prohibition of force face selective application, the authority of multilateral institutions is challenged, and legal frameworks increasingly yield to power-driven dynamics, with profound implications for global stability and diplomatic engagement. Allegations regarding the extraterritorial rendition or forcible…
The 'rules-based order' may have died, but the liberal world should be glad. Since the US invasion of Venezuela, there has been increased discussion about international law and the rules-based…
China’s Belt and Road Initiative and String of Pearls strategy illustrate the persistence of structural inequalities in contemporary global development. While ostensibly promoting connectivity and cooperation, these initiatives entrench asymmetric…
The rippling effect of the European Transit System shutdown for Ukraine, Russia and the security of Europe's future With the European Transit System’s (ETS) last shutdown, we witness a symbolic…
With the release of the plan on December 16, we get a glimpse of the future for Europe’s embattled housing sector. But action will take time, and the special committee…
US pressure over Greenland is straining NATO’s unity. While Denmark is significantly increasing its Arctic defence spending, growing political friction with Washington threatens "strategic de-coherence”, eroding trust within the alliance…
Against the backdrop of the Soviet Union's collapse, nations formerly occupied by the USSR became independent. However, Soviet authorities purposely drew conflicting borders amongst various ethnic groups to keep them…
Soft and hard power risk becoming analytically obsolete: diplomacy already subsumes soft-power tools, while coercive measures blur into modern warfare, rendering the distinction more redundant in practice. As the discipline…
The United Kingdom’s defence policy in 2025 is shaped by the tension between its strategic ambitions within the ‘Coalition of the Willing’ and NATO, and the fiscal constraints it faces.…
Control of the South China Sea determines strategic leverage in the Indo-Pacific, driving sustained great-power rivalry, grey-zone coercion, and complex hedging by Taiwan, the Philippines and ASEAN amid shifting US-China…
Israeli recognition offers substantial economic and geopolitical opportunities for the breakaway state of Somaliland, but it also risks exacerbating tensions in an already fragile region. Israel’s recognition of Somaliland in…
Yemen’s decade-long civil war took an unexpected turn in December 2025. Fighting broke out between the internationally recognized government and Southern Transitional Council (STC), who shared control of territory not…
Everyone wants to predict the future. While not foolproof, the age of artificial intelligence and global hyperconnectivity has brought us closer to this aspiration. Imagine a source of information that…
As Merkel prepares to leave politics and with the European elections around the corner, there is a lot of uncertainty surrounding European politics. Far right parties have recently gained considerable…
Ezra Friedman discusses the significance of the fall of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action Warwick’s Pugwash Student Society, along with Warwick’s International Relations Society, are delighted to host their…
In conversation with Romania's former Minister of Health and Chief of Staff for the Minister of Finances Warwick Romanian Speaking Society together with Warwick International Relations Society have the pleasure…