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During the past several years, the world has been going through turbulent conflicts that have intertwined in some ways and heightened the…

The most enduring consequence of Donald Trump’s second coming could be the end of the idea of the West, at least in…

As Sir Keir Starmer visited Washington last week to meet with President Trump to discuss Ukraine, the fate of the special relationship…

This January, President Trump referred to North Korea as a “nuclear power”, with then Secretary of State nominee Pete Hegseth stating the…

Donald Trump’s re-imposition of maximum pressure on Iran, on February 4th 2025, and his alleged ultimatum letter to the Iranian government, has…

Ever since his electoral victory last year, Donald Trump’s second presidency has already managed to stir an unprecedented uproar, both domestically and…

The Twilight Struggle: What the Cold War Teaches Us about Great-Power Rivalry TodayBy Hal BrandsYale University Press, 2022 In recent years, it…

Barry Buzan is Emeritus Professor of International Relations at the LSE and Honorary Professor at Copenhagen, Jilin and China Foreign Affairs Universities,…

Rhetoric on Ukraine is at a high.  A presidential shift in policy has the left in the U.S. (and in some parts…

At the end of 2023, the conflict between Hamas and Israel abruptly escalated. Within weeks, the clash on the sands of the…