The New Geopolitics of Chips, Data and Power Artificial intelligence is often portrayed as a contest between algorithms or companies: OpenAI versus Google, Nvidia versus Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), the…

Rare earth dominance has become a new axis of geopolitical leverage, with China’s control over processing capacity exposing deep vulnerabilities in global supply chains. As states and firms attempt to…

As global defence budgets reach record highs, artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming the defining driver of military strategy, spending, and great-power competition, transforming how wars are planned, fought, and governed.…

Global trade is increasingly shaped by geopolitical rivalry, with states prioritising strategic resilience over efficiency and driving fragmentation into competing economic blocs. While supply chains continue to expand through diversification…

Modern conflict is no longer measured in territorial conquest alone, it is increasingly measured in childhood lost. Over 473 million children, nearly one in five globally, now live in conflict-affected…

The Crisis Behind the Crises There is no shortage of headlines about war, displacement, and disaster. Yet beneath the visible crises lies a deeper, more structural emergency, one that receives…

The sudden closure of the Strait of Hormuz following coordinated U.S.–Israeli strikes on Iran has triggered a systemic energy shock with global consequences. As tanker traffic collapses and oil prices…

The United Kingdom in 2025 presents itself as a principled defender of international humanitarian law. British diplomats speak eloquently about universal human dignity and the protection of civilians in conflict.…

Global attention moves rapidly from one emergency to the next, leaving millions of refugees trapped in decades-long displacement. From Cox’s Bazar to Dadaab, protracted refugee crises reveal the human cost…