The US and China both face serious domestic strains. As Trump and Xi meet this week to discuss trade, AI and Taiwan, neither side should mistake the other’s weaknesses for strategic decline.

Gulf Arab states increasingly view Israel as the main obstacle to progress on the peace plan – and may hope for an opening ...

Arumina Hull, Environment and Society Centre Claire Ellis, Events team Daria Svitlyk, Europe, Russia and Eurasia Programmes Leila Hopkins Ait Bamai, UK in the World & US and North America Programmes ...

Hear from Catherine Raw at BHP, the world’s largest mining company by market capitalization, on the forces reshaping global ...

China absorbed the shock by drawing on stockpiles and a decade of electrification. Europe needs electrification for security, ...

The SCO and BRICS summits indicate Russia retains sufficient value to China, India and other non-Western powers to pursue its ...

Iran and its allies can now exert pressure on two strategic maritime chokepoints, with global implications. A more coherent ...

Anthropic’s warning should be taken seriously – but not as cover for entrenching US labs or escalating rivalry with Beijing.

Image — President Putin holds a meeting of Russia's Security Council in Moscow on 4 September, 2026, as the cost of funding the war in Ukraine rises. Photo: Mikail Metzel/ Getty Images. New Generation ...

Israelis across the spectrum dismiss criticism from old allies and propose new partnerships. But better relations with the US ...

Sebastian Mallaby, the author of a recent book on Google DeepMind, tells Mike Higgins about the urgent need for regulation, ...