What happens if the Russian state collapses?
The West yearns for Vladimir Putin to fall – yet this could trigger mayhem in Russia, and instability throughout Europe.
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The end of globalisation
With war in Ukraine and China’s Belt and Road project faltering, the era of open commerce is over. Who will…
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How Saudi Arabia is buying the world
As the kingdom’s model of capitalism without democracy thrives, the prospect of a Saudi century has consequences for us all.
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The left must embrace law and order
In France and elsewhere, everyday insecurity hurts the poor much more than the rich.
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The delusion of a new European empire
Old forms of thinking about world order are mutating in new conditions.
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The shifting geopolitics of Central Asia – with Raffaello Pantucci
Could the West be left behind in the contest to build new regional allegiances?
Why we need a more balanced approach to China
Severing ties with Chinese research institutions would be a mistake for the UK’s higher education sector.
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Liberal internationalism has failed, but we can live in a multipolar world
A new era of great-power rivalry and resource competition need not end in ruin.
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The end of the liberal delusion
At the turn of the century, Western leaders claimed progress was inevitable. Yet events have contradicted this “faith”.
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In 2013, few could have predicted the decade of political convulsions to come
In the ten years since our centenary edition the world has darkened considerably – and war has returned to Europe.
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The Washington consensus is dead
Europe, China and the US have all rejected free trade and globalisation. Protectionism is back.
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Qin Gang: China’s new foreign minister and the taming of “wolf warrior” diplomacy
A former ambassador to the US, Qin Gang has a ferocious reputation. Who is he, and what does his rise…
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The link between global and domestic events has never been clearer
Foreign policy must become more central to our politics.
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The future world order will be decided by the war over semiconductors
Taiwan, as the global leader in microchip manufacture, will be its geopolitical battleground.
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The second coming of Nato
The alliance has been revived – but it can’t save the West.
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How Britain’s failure to reckon with global forces led to a cost-of-living crisis
At the end of the era of globalisation and market-led capitalism, there is no clear successor to this crumbling model.
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South Korea’s new president weaponises anti-feminism to win election
Yoon Suk-yeol, the conservative candidate with no political experience, promised to abolish the country’s ministry for gender equality.
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Russia’s attack on Ukraine’s Donbas is a grotesque parody of humanitarian intervention
Vladimir Putin's recognition of Russia's puppet "republics" in eastern Ukraine will only deepen the region's suffering
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China doesn’t just want to be part of the global order – it wants to shape it
As the Winter Olympics begin in Beijing amid growing geopolitical tension, Xi Jinping's message is clear: the days of seeking…
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Can the world trust China on climate change?
Xi Jinping’s attempts to win the world’s confidence on environmental policy relies on the US’s failure to do likewise.
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