The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the risk of multiple famines breaking out, driven by conflict, climate change and inequality, and a ‘hunger pandemic’ could become a reality for more than 41 million…

The Biden administration has signalled its most important strategic priority is its relationship with China and that working with allies and partners is essential in managing the challenge that China presents.…

Earlier this year, the US and Russia agreed to extend the ‘Gold Standard’ New START agreement thereby ensuring that bilateral nuclear arms control remains on the high-priority agenda and paves…

The pandemic and its economic fallout have sharply increased debt vulnerabilities in low and  middle-income economies.  At the same time they continue to need large flows of external development finance,…

High emission scenarios pose a serious risk to China’s economic development and accelerated decarbonization is not only critical for China to achieve its 2060 target but also a key to ensuring a…

Analysing how decisions are made in authoritarian regimes arguably reveals more about their structure and character than studying ersatz political parties and manipulated elections. This event discusses decision-making in Russia…

In May, JBS SA, the world’s largest meat producer, suffered a ransomware attack disrupting beef production in the United States, Canada, and Australia. That came after another ransomware attack, then…

The U.S. Department of Defense now recognizes Russia as one of its “principal priorities” in the context of renewed great power competition. In this Perspective, the authors examine the implications…

COVID-19 has pushed several summits scheduled for 2020, including COP26 in Glasgow, into 2021, creating a unique convergence of environment and economic summits this year. Meanwhile, many governments are planning to…