Geopolitics

As the US and China vie for global power and influence, nowhere is this competition more intense than in the area of technology. Just like the flow of digital information itself, the manufacturing, trade, and use of this technology cuts across national borders. Asma Mhalla speaks to Edouard Gaudot about how Europe has sought to assert itself through regulation in response to this escalation, in a bid to enforce its norms and protect the privacy and data of its citizens.  

Polish activist Klementyna Suchanow traces the funding and politics of religious organisations to Russia.

Economic historian Nazar Gorin looks at how the long history of Russian colonialism shaped Ukraine’s development. For centuries, the country’s wealth and resources were extracted for the benefit of Russian power and alternative development paths were foreclosed.

As Russia attempts to redraw Ukraine’s borders by force, defence spending is going up around Europe.

To be a credible peace broker in a world of ongoing conflicts, the EU needs a long-term strategy built on more than weapons, money, and deals.

The ropes of deterrence are alarmingly short, and Putin may be willing to risk it all.

Raluca Besliu looks at how evolving narratives of national history helped pave the way to war.

Gendered narratives overlook the vital role women are playing in the resistance to the war.

Russia’s courtship of African nations since the Cold War era could be paying off.

Former Oxfam Director Farah Karimi draws lessons from the “war on terror” 20 years on.