China’s domestic situation and its engagement with Africa indicate a drastic shift in China’s checkbook diplomacy approach.

This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of AI regulation in India by examining perspectives across government, industry, and civil society stakeholders. It evaluates the current regulatory state and proposes a policy roadmap forward. Does India need new AI regulations? What should they look like? Who is driving this debate in India and what are their views?

Although migration policy trends in Global North and South countries diverge, the two hemispheres both stand to benefit from a more open labor market and more cohesive global migration governance.

In response to great-power rivalry and the weaponization of interdependence, the EU has adopted a geopolitical approach to economic statecraft. To build resilience and maintain its international credibility, the union will have to balance its pursuit of economic security with broader foreign policy goals.

To limit the damage from an escalating trade dispute, the United States and China should negotiate a clean tech détente to balance support for domestic industries given the reality of the countries’ economic interdependence.

For the foreseeable future, maritime trade through the Red Sea will remain a hostage to Ansar Allah and Iran. They will likely use this to secure concessions elsewhere.

A terrorist attack in 2004 shaped Vladimir Putin’s understanding of external actors and other countries. The influence can be felt even today.

A coordinated multilateral response will be more effective than a national one.

Too many people in Washington and Canberra presume that the strategic challenge from China alone will make defense coordination within the alliance easy. The reality is that it could sharpen contradictions around the kind of operational planning that will be needed to enhance deterrence. Australian and American defense strategies, while closely aligned, are not identical. To build the alliance will require aligning resources, building complementary regional relationships, and investing in resilience.

As the United States and the ROK prepare to celebrate the seventy-fifth anniversary of their security and defense alliance in 2025, forging a durable technology alliance is going to become an increasingly critical element of their cooperation.