Rubio did not fly from Munich to Bratislava and Budapest to strengthen the transatlantic alliance. He went to show which Europe the US prefers: not a Europe of collective defence and shared ...

Stephen Holmes is a Professor of Law at New York University School of Law and Berlin Prize Fellow at the American Academy in Berlin. He is also the co-author (with Ivan Krastev) of The Light that ...

Political scientist Stephen Walt on America’s shift toward predatory hegemony and the dangers of short-term strategic ...

Romania has quietly prioritised defence at the expense of welfare, but public debate about it remains intentionally muted ...

Emily Ferris is a Senior Associate Fellow in the International Security Studies Department at RUSI, specializing in Russian domestic politics and critical military infrastructure vulnerabilities. She ...

Together, Europe and the Global South have the resources they need to uphold a rules-based international order ...

Battlefield success, innovative technology and plans for future warfare mean little if the Kremlin cannot guarantee its own political stability ...

Humberto Costa is the international secretary of the Brazilian Workers’ Party (PT). He has been a member of the Brazilian Senate for the state of Pernambuco since 2011. Prior to that, he served as ...

The Epstein affair is putting pressure on Keir Starmer. For now, the British prime minister remains in power — but for how long?

ECOWAS must rethink its response to West Africa’s coups. Durable peace will not come from ultimatums, but from inclusion, ...

The latest settlement promises order after chaos. But stability will be fragile unless governance is inclusive and part of a genuine transition ...

David Bergman is a journalist who has worked for many publication and broadcasters including Al Jazeera, The Daily Telegraph, Channel Four News, The Wire.in, and bangladesh media. He also worked for ...