The year 2026 has been particularly active for Philippine diplomacy. With Myanmar deferred from assuming the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) chairmanship, the Philippines currently holds the rotating chairmanship and has host…

The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) is expected to launch the Multispectral Unit for Land Assessment (MULA) satellite in the final quarter of 2026. This will mark a significant milestone in the development of the country’s space prog…

Key takeaways Under international law, Indonesia has the obligation to ensure transit passage in the Malacca Strait; imposing a fee on vessels passing through the strait is illegal. However, Indonesia can maximize its strategic location by …

In 2023, the world’s hottest year on record, the latest global climate summit - COP28 - took place in the United Arab Emirates. Again, Small Island Developing States (SIDS) seemed to be omitted from crucial conversations surrounding global …

Commentators fundamentally underappreciate the vulnerability of the West’s nuclear industry to Russia, and the sector may be about to become embroiled in the Russia-West economic conflict. The EU is debating sanctioning Russia’s nuclear sec…

The effects of climate change are being increasingly felt across the United States. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently predicted a seventh consecutive ‘above average’ hurricane season for 2022. This comes af…

Relations between the EU and Israel have been deeply strained over the war in Gaza. But the bloc is struggling to withstand the allure of Israel’s tech and missile defense prowess. On today’s show, Zoya Sheftalovich and Ian Wishar…

The EU’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, wanted a group of heavyweight former leaders to come up with fresh ideas to address Europe’s defense gaps. Instead, the initiative was killed before it even launched. Zoya Sheftalovich and Ian Wishart loo…

The tit-for-tat move marks a new escalation in Berlin and Moscow’s worsening diplomatic fight. The German consulate in St. Petersburg must close by Sept. 18, in response to Berlin’s recent “unfriendly actions,” Russia&#821…

Aug 5, 2024 This original primer, conducted as research for The Africa Futures Project , is an initial exploration into the evolving roles and increasing influence of “middle powers” in Africa. It covers a diverse array of existing and aspi…

Jul 28, 2024 The Africa in Focus series is a forum for the intellectual and critical analysis of processes and policies from the continent and its engagement with the international community. Through thoughtful and dynamic programming, Afri…

Jul 25, 2024 Stephen Walt argues that if Trump and Vance win in November, it will do enormous long-term damage to America's global position.

The former Pennsylvania governor and Department of Homeland Security secretary reflects on the twenty-fifth anniversary of September 11, 2021. The post The most valuable legacy that the 9/11 generation can leave behind appeared first on Atl…

From soaring debt to trade fragmentation and AI disruption, the global economy faces no shortage of challenges. Here are the five issues to watch at next month’s fall meetings. The post The five issues to watch at next month’s IMF-World Ban…

On July 20, Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Amy Woolf published an article in Orbis titled “Nuclear Norms in an Era of Renewed Nuclear Competition.” She highlights that the expiration of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (Ne…

Many U.S. companies publicly commit to supporting veterans, but available data often cannot show whether those efforts translate into lasting career outcomes. Better information about retention and advancement would help to determine which …

In this new, two-year role, Wenger will advance RAND Education, Employment, and Infrastructure's research agenda on artificial intelligence, including its effects on workers, labor markets, public finances, and the broader economy.

No single safeguard can prevent an actor from using artificial intelligence to help build a biological weapon, but nine interventions layered together could meaningfully lower the risk of a high consequence AI-enabled biological attack.

Jul 11, 2024 Efforts to measure and mitigate the impact of methane emissions was the topic of discussion last Monday (June 10, 2024) at a panel convened as part of Climate Action Week in the Northwest Building, sponsored by Harvard’s Salata…

Jul 1, 2024 The Environment and Natural Resources Program at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs is proud to announce the five finalists for the 2024 Roy Family Award for Environmental Partnership. The Roy Award, present…

Jun 26, 2024 Air-source heat pump adoption will increase heating costs for approximately half of all Massachusetts households due to high electricity prices, according to a new town-level spatial analysis by researchers at Harvard Universit…

Indian laws never specified any single document as proof of citizenship, but the Modi government’s citizenship screening drive has turned it into a big question.

The real question is not simply how many provinces Pakistan needs, but whether its political system can make smaller units more accountable, representative and effective.

The destruction of the Trishuli-Bhotekoshi corridor is a local tragedy with national economic consequences.

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Commercial extraction may arrive as early as 2027, but without a rulebook — Australia must enter the fray.

After a downturn and then stabilisation, have Canberra and Beijing settled on a tenuous middle ground?

The world's leading autocracies, notably China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, are increasingly pulling in the same direction but the grouping is transactional, leaderless, and riven by competing interests.