Overview: A Contentious Relationship The relationship between the United States and China has historically been tense. However, more recent presidents such as Clinton and Obama both adopted an approach of engagement and co-operation with China, while still maintaining a competitive edge. They encouraged closer interaction, Clinton, for example, believed that…
India charts its own diplomatic course: How the conflict in the Middle East has exposed underlying tensions within The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation that threaten to undermine the regional bloc. When the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), an international security bloc consisting of ten Eurasian member states, issued a statement strongly criticising Israel’s actions in the aftermath of Tel Aviv’s initial strikes…
The notion that the Chinese century is over before it began often echoes through Western policy circles, revealing more about American political psychology than China's actual trajectory. A few years…
There has been a flurry of activity related to economic reconstruction in Syria since President Trump met with the interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa last month. The US and the EU…
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…
Associated Political Risks Amid Ethiopia and Eritrea Are at the Brink of War Introduction In 2025, Ethiopia faces a renewed crisis of state fragility and regional tension as the uneasy…
Escalation of Hostilities Between Iran and Israel In mid-June 2025, hostilities between Iran and Israel escalated markedly. On 13th June, Israel initiated Operation Rising Lion, a comprehensive aerial and drone…
Once a symbol of collaboration amid global competition, the Arctic is reflecting the fractured face of a multipolar world. For decades, the Arctic was a rare place of peace and…
Summary Kazakhstan chooses Russian firm Rosatom and Chinese state reactors for its first nuclear construction since the Soviet era, deepening its position in the non-Western geopolitical sphere, reducing European hopes…
The South China Sea has become a critical pressure point for global commerce. With 24% of global maritime trade passing through these contested waters in 2023, diplomatic tensions between China…
Introduction Turkmenistan is currently pursuing one of the most extreme state-directed approaches to digital control in the world. Voices are suppressed, independent access to information is systematically eliminated, and state-driven…
Azerbaijan represents an interesting crux within the geopolitics of West Asia and the Caucasus, as a state with vast hydrocarbon resources, large diasporas in both Turkey and Iran, and, perhaps…
In April 2025, sparks once again ignited between India and Pakistan in their struggle for Kashmir, with civilians caught in the crosshairs, and with the world holding its breath as…
Introduction The 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine triggered a huge shift in global energy dynamics. Once heavily reliant on Russian fossil fuels, Europe rushed to sever ties, exposing both structural…
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…
Warwick’s International Relations Society and Warwick’s Jewish Israeli Society are excited to announce their speaker event taking place on the 22nd of February 2019 at 6pm in S0.21. Lian Najami…
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…