Transnational conflict in the Middle East is fuelled by both ‘legal’ and ‘illegal’ trade. Mapping these cross-border dynamics ...

Donald Trump has made no secret of his admiration for elected, populist autocrats, such as President Recep Erdogan in Turkey ...

Should a new US administration disengage from forums like the UN, Beijing’s plans to reshape global governance will be ...

Gulf states will continue the move to regional reconciliation but on Iran and Israel–Palestine, will look to reset the rules ...

Pulitzer and Orwell prize winning author Hisham Matar discusses his work and themes of exile, belonging and identity.

Although Trump favours a weaker exchange rate, his policies are likely to have the opposite effect. The risk is that the US ...

As the US presidential election result became clear, European leaders followed a similar formula when congratulating President-elect Trump. They offered their congratulations, mentioned previous good ...

Europe’s security and economic prospects are at greater risk now than at any time in the last 35 years. Tension between the US and China has partly reversed globalisation and increased economic ...

The Doomsday Clock stands at 90 seconds to midnight – the closest to global catastrophe it has ever been. As geopolitical competition intensifies, nuclear risks are resurging at an alarming rate. The ...

The coalition could not agree how to fund new support for Ukraine and failed to fully implement the ‘Zeitenwende’. A new ...