Member Articles

The COVID-19 pandemic has accentuated political fissures around the world, exacerbating U.S.-China geopolitical competition. While the post COVID-19 world remains unclear, this argues that the contest for international leadership will go on.

This argues that Europe needs to escape the bipolar logic that demands it choose between the American and Chinese economic/technological spheres, and recommends the EU develop a China policy for its drive towards strategic autonomy.

The consequences of allowing the continent to succumb to COVID-19 would be felt globally.

This analyzes why Ukraine’s attempts at international justice are worth taking and examines the response of the International Court of Justice to the possibility of holding Russia accountable as a state for its interventions in Ukraine.

The African Peer Review Mechanism Country Review Reports llustrate how problems in the health sector, coupled with poor governance and corruption, can exacerbate outbreaks like the coronavirus.

EU action is needed to support the hardest-hit countries, and one possible option includes exempting certain states from their contributions to the EU budget.

The coronavirus will test Russia’s under-resourced healthcare system and ailing economy, as well as complicate Putin’s handling of the 2024 question. However, its most significant impact may be on public opinion.

Western economic policymakers are responding to the looming COVID-19 financial crisis while countries in Asia are responding to the public health threat. Both shed light on patterns of policy learning among officials.

Aid from China has been appreciated in Italy during the recent period of destruction. This asks if China is genuinely helping its friends in distress, or whether there is more than meets the eye.

A nuclear-derived detection technique recently developed by the IAEA may be a promising method for diagnosing COVID-19 patients if more widely used by governments around the world.