Aug 05, 2022
Patryk Kugiel
PISM
The decision to launch the EU-India Trade and Technology Council and restart negotiations for a free trade agreement point toward strengthened cooperation, but India’s position on the Russian violation of international law may undermine the partnership.
Aug 04, 2022
Oskar Pietrewicz
PISM
Strengthening ties with NATO and its member states in areas such as cybersecurity and the defense industry serves to raise South Korea’s position as an actor contributing to international security.
Aug 01, 2022
Günther Maihold
SWP
The increased risk of supply chain disruptions forces businesses to price in political factors and respond to political demands. This paper argues that a transparent process needs to be developed for dealing more effectively with these political risks.
Jul 22, 2022
Shravishtha Ajaykumar and Shruti Jan
ORF
Despite the multiple initiatives introduced by the G20, a more holistic approach should be adopted to diminish the gaping gender divide as the technology sector advances.
Jul 21, 2022
Maciej Zaniewicz and Zuzanna Nowak
PISM
In an effort to reduce EU natural gas consumption, the European Council has called on member states to save energy and cooperate in a spirit of solidarity. But securing sufficient supplies through winter will require commitment from beyond governments.
Jul 21, 2022
Filip Bryjka
PISM
NATO’s new strategy names preventing and responding to security crises as one of its tasks. However, with NATO’s focus shifted to prevention over intervention, capacity-building and enhancing the resilience of NATO partners will be increasingly important.
Jul 21, 2022
Antara Ghosal Singh
ORF
China’s ambitions to expand BRICS would allow the nation to promote its agenda and grand strategy more forcefully through the BRICS mechanism and diplomatically ease the containment of the United States.
Jul 20, 2022
Georgina Wright
CEPS
The assessment of France’s six-month presidency of the EU Council has been mostly positive, but between administrative changes and statements on the war in Ukraine, not everyone is on the same page.
Jul 19, 2022
Isabella Wilkinson and Amrit Swali
Chatham House
The UN’s proposed cybercrime convention creates opportunities for defining and protecting vulnerable groups, but the agreement is not without risk.
Jul 18, 2022
Abhijnan Rej
Lowy Institute
As the Quad tackles an era of “polycrises,” a better—and public—understanding of the cascading effects of regional challenges is needed.