Author’s Note: Welcome back to my weekly commentary. I do apologise for not posting anything last week! A mix of interviews, illness, and travels made it a bit much but hopefully this week’s piece makes up for it! It is hardly a profound insight to say that Trump has been stirring the pot when it …
Editor’s Note: This piece is brought to you by Nabila Arab, who has a Master’s in Migration Studies as well as being a board member on the UNDP Youth Panel and the Hub Coordinator for the Beirut branch of the Al Sharq Forum. Make sure to follow her work, here. In recent decades, the UK …
Read more “The UK and Global Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution: Will It Step Up or Step Back?”
US ‘destroying’ world order, EU leaders in emergency meeting, China vows it will ‘fight to the end’ with US in trade war – or any other war. These are just a handful of the headlines from this week. While the news benefits from stirring up anxiety – fear sells after all – it does seem …
Editor’s Note: This piece is brought to you by Vincenz Bill, a Master’s graduate from the University of St Andrews, research analyst with Project Khthon, and most recently a trainee with the EU in Brussels. Be sure to follow his work, here. On the 27th of February, the public received the final results of the …
Author’s Note: On the 20th of February, the British Institute of Global Affairs was honoured to have been invited to attend the ‘Unconference: Building the Transport of the Future’. The event was hosted in Leeds by Civic Future and Britain Remade, organisations aiming to encourage civic leadership and to “make it easier for Britain to …
Editor’s Note: This piece is brought to you by Kateryna Shtepa, a graduate of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv in American and European Studies and a member of the Ukrainian Foreign Policy Association. Her main interests include American-British relations, the history of economics, and world food security. Be sure to follow her work, here. …
Littered in the news this week are place names of exciting importance. Vance’s entry into Munich’s Security Conference, Riyadh’s peace talks, the latest news from Washington, and Kyiv’s continued defiance against Moscow all battle for the attention of the world’s public. While Macron once again pushes for European strategic autonomy, decisions are being made closer …
Read more “English Devolution: Devolving Power or Diluting It?”
Author’s Note: This is the first of what I hope will be a regular commentary piece. My personal focus for the foreseeable future will be on strategy and how it relates to the UK though I will be looking for contributors to offer their thoughts on the myriad of opportunities and challenges presented to the …