Member Articles

This article sets out the international implications of the remarkable result in Australia’s recent election.

The piece delves into the latest developments between the United States and Iran and how it embodies the potential for escalation and miscalculation that is liable to affect Israel and global security.

This is an edited version of a paper Michael Fullilove presented to the Council of Councils Eighth Annual conference in Washington, DC, on the subject of the postwar international order.

This argues that the EU should do everything it can to avert the danger of the Iran deal’s full collapse and create the necessary conditions to normalize trade relations with Iran.

Nothing can fully protect a country from secret malfeasance involving the company it hires to provide and maintain its 5th generation wireless system. But this explores certain steps that can lessen the risk.

Eighteen European think tank directors and founders issued a joint call to the United States in a bid to preserve the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. They argue that President Trump’s decision to withdraw has been harmful in several respects.

This explores that while the U.S. might be reorienting to the region, so is the region responding to the deep gravitational pull from China.

At the second Belt and Road Forum, China acknowledged the criticisms labelled against the BRI and pledged to reform it a number of ways. This examines what would happen if those pledges are implemented.

Worsening climate change will impact global politics, creating new vulnerabilities as well as opportunities. This brief looks at the ways in which India has used climate policies to gain leverage.

With the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) at a record high, this examines the challenges and gaps in the current IDP system, and calls for a new approach to international IDP governance.