Pathways to peace in Gaza: The prospects for Palestinian statehood
As the world awaits Israel’s response to Iran’s Saturday attack, the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza persists and the territory remains on the brink of famine. While Israel’s attention is momentarily...
19 Huhti 202437min
Podcast special: Iran attacks Israel
On Saturday evening, Iran launched a major attack on Israeli territory, with a combination of 300 drones and missiles. Israel’s air defense seems to have intercepted most of these and the airspace ove...
14 Huhti 202432min
Shifting sands: The geoeconomic triumphs of the Gulf
Amid growing geopolitical fragmentation and the rise of middle powers, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia stand out for their successful attempts to reinvent themselves as regional linchpins. D...
12 Huhti 202428min
From crisis to crisis: evaluating Biden’s foreign policy
With the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and the war in Gaza, US president Joe Biden has been forced to deal with some major foreign policy crises. Guiding hi...
5 Huhti 202438min
The role of international law and justice in a fragmented world
The wars in Ukraine and Gaza have led questions of international law and justice to filter into everyday discourse. Both conflicts are deeply rooted in complicated and at times controversial discussio...
29 Maalis 202440min
Under fire: Unpacking Germany’s defence policy drama
It has been a rocky month for German defence policy. With a naval frigate almost shooting down a US drone in the Red Sea by mistake, discussions of military officers on the deployment of Taurus missil...
22 Maalis 202439min
De-risking and its impact on the global economy
A few years ago decoupling was all the rage, but Western economies are now moving towards de-risking as they strive to reduce their economic reliance on China. A United States keen to preserve its tec...
15 Maalis 202436min
The future of the war in Gaza
The death toll in Gaza now exceeds 30,000. Five months into the war, much of the sympathy the international community had for Israel following the 7 October attacks has evaporated amid such violence a...
8 Maalis 202437min
