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Middle Powers After Davos
By Jordan Ryan | 23 January, 2026
At the World Economic Forum in Davos this week, Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a speech that cut against the prevailing diplomatic instinct to soften uncomfortable truths.
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After Five Years, What Impact Has the Nuclear Ban Treaty Had on the World?
By Susi Snyder | 22 January, 2026
After five years, the TPNW is now signed, ratified, or acceded to by the majority of countries eligible to do so, demonstrating a global majority in favor of the most comprehensive nuclear weapons prohibition ever negotiated.
Commercialising Peace: A Strategic Risk
By Jordan Ryan | 20 January, 2026
The Trump administration’s reported proposal for a new international “Board of Peace” is presented, at least in concept, as a corrective to what its proponents describe as the failures of existing multilateral diplomacy.
Look to China
By Stein Tønnesson | 19 January, 2026
China stands out for its commitment to a global system of independent sovereign states and the non-intervention principle. China’s worldview is not so much based on individual rights as on the sovereign rights of nations.
North Korea Searches for a Path Out of International Isolation
By Chung-in Moon | 16 January, 2026
North Korea enters 2026 with domestic stability intact but facing a complex external environment. Inter-Korean relations remain frozen under Pyongyang’s ‘hostile two states’ policy, even as restraint reduces the risk of major escalation
The UN’s Withering Vine: A US Retreat from Global Governance
By Jordan Ryan | 10 January, 2026
The Trump administration’s recent announcement of its withdrawal from 66 international organisations has been met with a mixture of alarm and applause. While the headline number suggests a dramatic retreat from the world stage, a closer look reveals a more nuanced, and perhaps more insidious, strategy.
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