This session brings together leading voices in foreign policy, diplomacy, and international relations to explore the world’s most pressing challenges—from ongoing conflicts and shifting alliances to the future of global governance. As geopolitical fault lines…

Brussels v. Silicon Valley: Navigating the Innovation-Regulation Divide

The EU faces a perplexing contradiction: it has emerged as the preeminent global regulator of modern technologies and the norms and ethics around their usage, and yet, none of the major…

From defence funding to AI factories, Poland's EU term pushed strategic autonomy and reinforced commitments to NATO and Ukraine.

The Neighbourhood Scop | Taliban and the World: A Global Reckoning | The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan will complete four years in power this year. Since their return to the helm in Kabul, the Taliban-led regime has been actively engaging with countries…

Local Interests, Global Bridges: Redefining Infrastructure Investments

As the global economy evolves, frictionless and sustainable connectivity has emerged as a source of efficiency and growth. Facilitating physical and digital links drives economic growth…

Global Crossroads: CEE, the Balkans & the Caucasus in the New World Order

As the focus of global power shifts, Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans, and the Caucasus are emerging as pivotal arenas in a rapidly evolving world order. These regions are not…

Divided Atlantic: The Future of Transatlantic Relations

Over the past decade, cultural polarisation has emerged as the fundamental fault line in American politics. With the rise of the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement, American culture wars are now…

The EU’s digital Euro and the US’s Stablecoin push reflect competing visions: state-backed stability versus market-led innovation in a shifting global finance order.

Fuels and Futures: Energy, Geopolitics and Growth

Policymakers across the world know that secure and affordable energy is vital if their peoples’ expectations of rising living standards are to be satisfied. But nations’ access to energy is increasingly…

Trade in Transition: Tariffs and the Next Global Economy

The global trading system is at an inflection point. Nations working to address the loss of critical industries, vulnerabilities in globalised supply chains, and national security concerns have caused…

The New Frontiers of Power: Technology and Geopolitics

Emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI), quantum computing, advanced telecommunications, and space technologies are no longer mere tools of innovation, but are at the heart of the national…

Shadows at Sea: The Mediterranean’s Invisible Frontlines

From non-state violent actors to extreme weather events, from big power rivalry to the energy transition – challenges facing the Mediterranean’s maritime order have risen exponentially. The Mediterranean…

Recovering Resilience: Sustainability, Growth, and Energy Access

Sustainable development is threatened. Achievement of the SDGs by 2030 looks unlikely, and climate action is being delayed by a political backlash and financial constraints. Meanwhile, nations…

PAF's rapid modernisation highlights a China-Türkiye nexus. Yet, air defence gaps and economic strains may hinder efforts to counter India’s growing air superiority.