Research report · South Asia
The Global Gen Z Protest Wave
Why young people mobilise, how digital platforms shape unrest, and who gains power. A global research report with detailed India, Europe and Nepal analysis.
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Issues
- Geopolitics & International RelationsHow states compete, align and bargain, and what the balance of power is doing.
- Foreign Policy & StrategyDoctrine, diplomacy, alliances and the strategies governments actually pursue.
- Political Economy & Global EconomicsGrowth, inflation, debt, currencies and the politics that shape them.
- Conflict, Security & DefenceWars, insurgencies, armed forces, arms and the security policies behind them.
- Trade, Finance & SanctionsTariffs, trade deals, sanctions, banking and the payment systems power runs through.
- Energy & Natural ResourcesOil, gas, pipelines, minerals and the states that control them.
- Technology & AISemiconductors, artificial intelligence, digital infrastructure and the race to control them.
- Maritime AffairsShipping, straits, ports, navies and the sea lanes trade depends on.
- Climate, Food & ResourcesWeather, harvests, rivers, water and the geopolitics they produce.
- Politics & SocietyElections, protest, parties, institutions and the domestic politics behind foreign policy.
Regions
The European Union, its economy, its defence and the pressures pulling it apart.
Research report · Americas
Can America Sustain Its Global Defence Commitments?
Europe, the Middle East and East Asia, 2027–2030. A members' research report on whether the United States can keep its security commitments when crises overlap: the forces it can use, what allies can take on, and three scenarios to 2030.
Opinion · Europe
As Europe Negotiates with China: A Test for the US and a Strategic Opportunity for ASEAN
Europe's trade negotiations with China test transatlantic economic coordination while creating a strategic opportunity for ASEAN to strengthen its role in global trade.
China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, South-East Asia and the contest for Asia.
Research report · South Asia
The Global Gen Z Protest Wave
Why young people mobilise, how digital platforms shape unrest, and who gains power. A global research report with detailed India, Europe and Nepal analysis.
Research report · Americas
Can America Sustain Its Global Defence Commitments?
Europe, the Middle East and East Asia, 2027–2030. A members' research report on whether the United States can keep its security commitments when crises overlap: the forces it can use, what allies can take on, and three scenarios to 2030.
Analysis · Indo-Pacific
The US–China Truce Is Held Together by Hostages, Not Trust
Each extension of the US–China trade truce is shorter than the last. What keeps it alive before Shenzhen is not a deal but two chokepoints, China's rare earths and America's aircraft parts, each held as a hostage by the other side.
Russia, Ukraine, the Caucasus and Central Asia: the war, its economy and what Moscow does next.
Analysis · Europe
Europe's Diesel Dependence Is Now a Strategic Liability
Washington's Russian diesel waiver is not simply an American sanctions reversal. It exposes Europe's dependence on imported fuel and the limits of a common Western policy when the United States changes course.
Research brief · Russia & Eurasia
Which Firms in India, the UAE, Türkiye and China Are the US, EU and UK Sanctioning Over Russia and Iran?
Since January 2024 the US, the EU and the UK have taken 1,674 measures under their Russia and Iran sanctions against firms and people with an address in India, the UAE, Türkiye, mainland China or Hong Kong. A new monitor records every one, links it to its official source, and sets it beside the rules and the trade at stake.
Analysis · Africa
The Sahel Didn't Replace France. It Unbundled It.
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger are often described as having swapped France for Russia. The record shows something narrower: the security layer of France's presence was replaced quickly, through Wagner and Turkish drones, while the development finance, monetary architecture and institutional access that came with it were not replaced at comparable scale by anyone.
The United States, Canada and Latin America: American strategy, the dollar economy and the alliances built on both.
Analysis · South Asia
India’s Agricultural Trade Is Not Just About Protection or Free Trade
India’s trade talks with the United States reveal a key challenge: protecting farmers while keeping animal feed affordable. Selective imports could help feed producers but may also increase competition for Indian crop farmers.
Research report · South Asia
The Global Gen Z Protest Wave
Why young people mobilise, how digital platforms shape unrest, and who gains power. A global research report with detailed India, Europe and Nepal analysis.
Research report · Americas
Can America Sustain Its Global Defence Commitments?
Europe, the Middle East and East Asia, 2027–2030. A members' research report on whether the United States can keep its security commitments when crises overlap: the forces it can use, what allies can take on, and three scenarios to 2030.
Iran, the Gulf, Israel and Palestine, Turkey and the Maghreb: oil, sanctions and the wars around them.
Research report · South Asia
The Global Gen Z Protest Wave
Why young people mobilise, how digital platforms shape unrest, and who gains power. A global research report with detailed India, Europe and Nepal analysis.
Research report · Americas
Can America Sustain Its Global Defence Commitments?
Europe, the Middle East and East Asia, 2027–2030. A members' research report on whether the United States can keep its security commitments when crises overlap: the forces it can use, what allies can take on, and three scenarios to 2030.
Analysis · Middle East & North Africa
Bangkok's Debt Test: Who Pays for the Iran War?
The IMF and World Bank arrive in Bangkok as the Iran war drives up fuel and fertilizer costs. The crisis is not only about supply. It is about which governments still have room to protect their people, and which are being forced to pass the bill on.
India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Nepal and the Himalayan frontier.
Analysis · South Asia
India’s Agricultural Trade Is Not Just About Protection or Free Trade
India’s trade talks with the United States reveal a key challenge: protecting farmers while keeping animal feed affordable. Selective imports could help feed producers but may also increase competition for Indian crop farmers.
Research report · South Asia
The Global Gen Z Protest Wave
Why young people mobilise, how digital platforms shape unrest, and who gains power. A global research report with detailed India, Europe and Nepal analysis.
Analysis · South Asia
The Twenty-Year War That America Lost in Victory
Afghanistan: The Human, Economic, and Strategic Cost to America, Its Allies, Pakistan, and the Region
Resources, debt, trade and the politics of the African economy.
Opinion · Africa
The Growth and Welfare Paradox: A Note on the IMF’s High GDP Growth Projections for Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa’s projected economic growth masks persistent challenges in poverty, inflation, employment, and public debt, raising the question of how economic growth translates into people’s welfare.
Research report · South Asia
The Global Gen Z Protest Wave
Why young people mobilise, how digital platforms shape unrest, and who gains power. A global research report with detailed India, Europe and Nepal analysis.
Analysis · Middle East & North Africa
Bangkok's Debt Test: Who Pays for the Iran War?
The IMF and World Bank arrive in Bangkok as the Iran war drives up fuel and fertilizer costs. The crisis is not only about supply. It is about which governments still have room to protect their people, and which are being forced to pass the bill on.