A lunch at the White House with an unexpected group of African leaders shows Trump’s policy on Africa is active, ...

In the absence of Putin and Xi, the summit was dominated by Brazil’s Lula and India’s Modi, the leaders of the two largest BRICS democracies – and the least interested in turning the grouping into an ...

How to address ‘loss and damage’ caused by climate change was for decades a highly controversial topic in the UN climate negotiations. But, over the last few years, it has gained significant ground.

Israel attacked a range of Iranian military and nuclear sites on 12 – 13 June, in an attempt to prevent Tehran from making further progress towards acquiring nuclear weapons. Israel targeted missile ...

Did US strikes cripple Iran’s nuclear programme – or just set the stage for the next crisis? Bronwen Maddox hosts from Jordan, joined by international security expert Marion Messmer and Middle East ...

Sanam Vakil, Director of the Middle East and North Africa Programme: The Israeli government has launched a highly provocative and strategically timed strike against Iran, aiming to achieve three ...

Beijing was a welcoming host, granting Bangladesh duty-free access to China’s market until 2028, and committing to relocating some of its light manufacturing operations to Bangladeshi industrial zones ...

Tehran’s other options all risk an escalation which it could not control. It could hit US targets in the Gulf, but that could provoke a US response that would mark the end of the regime. Continuing to ...

The Israel–Iran war and its implications for US foreign policy dominated Chatham House’s London Conference, the annual event that brings together policymakers, businesspeople, and experts on ...

Iran could try to block the Strait of Hormuz, through which about 20 per cent of global oil production transits daily. But this is another highly risky option for Iran as it too would likely invite an ...

Donald Trump’s recent remarks about recognizing Crimea as Russian have let the genie out of the bottle. Whether anyone – particularly the Europeans – can put it back in remains unclear. Recognition of ...

Geopolitics seems to have found its way into the world of digital money, in the sense that China and the US have staked out positions on the future of tokenized currencies which are entirely at odds ...