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While we have particular views on many issues on the Global Agenda, and have commissioned and will continue to promote research into questions affecting these, we are also conscious of the valuable work being done by many other institutions and researchers, some of whom have decades of experience in grappling with aspects of these challenging topics.

In this section of the site – Other Voices – by far the largest of all, we offer a wide cross-section of views and insights.

The War in Ukraine and Russia’s Quest to Reshape the World Order

Posted Oct 02, 2024| by Tandfonline

Moscow is actively using the conflict in Ukraine to advance its vision of a different international order, suggests Jeffrey Mankoff in Tandfonline. This vision emphasizes a world fragmented into spheres of influence, centred on a handful of ‘civilisational states’ embodying distinct political cultures not necessarily... Read More

The Crumbling Nuclear Order

Posted on Sep 27, 2024 | in category: Addressing vulnerability and promoting security | by Foreign Affairs

Despite the success of global diplomatic efforts to establish norms around the use of nuclear weapons, the world can no longer assume that nuclear weapons will not be used in a conventional conflict. Norms against nuclear use, proliferation, and testing are well established but have... Read More

What Divides Us? And the Impact on Democracy and Stability

Posted on Sep 27, 2024 | in category: Addressing vulnerability and promoting security | by Hague Centre for Strategic Studies

In this paper for the Hague Centre for Strategic Studies, Jakkie Cilliers examines the widening gap between the Global North and Global South amid shifting economic and political dynamics. He explores how these global divisions - fueled by economic disparities, geopolitical tensions, and climate change... Read More

The Complex Reality of Great Power Competition in the Middle East

Posted on Sep 30, 2024 | in category: Addressing vulnerability and promoting security | by Carnegie Endowment

Although four indicators - trade, foreign direct investment, arms exports, and military deployment - show trends of foreign engagement, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region remains immune to sweeping generalizations suggest Amr Hamzawy and Rain Ji in their article for the Carnegie Endowment... Read More

The Rules-Based Order vs. the Defense of Democracy

Posted on Sep 27, 2024 | in category: Addressing vulnerability and promoting security | by Carnegie Europe

With the emergence of a multipolar global system, Western governments have turned to two political concepts to frame their foreign policies: the rules-based order and the defense of democracy. Stefan Lehne of Carnegie Europe suggests that while the latter has received only lukewarm support across... Read More

Will Machines Make Strategy?

Posted on Sep 27, 2024 | in category: Addressing vulnerability and promoting security | by Engelsberg Ideas

The emergence of Artificial Intelligence capable of deducing human intentions signals a new frontier in technology that could transform the world of strategy, diplomacy and warfare, notes Kenneth Payne in his article for Engelsberg Ideas. Intelligent machines have become brilliant in structured worlds, where there... Read More

Keep it Moving: From Mobility to Logistics in European Defence

Posted on Sep 30, 2024 | in category: Addressing vulnerability and promoting security | by Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy

It has been said that “amateurs discuss tactics, while professionals discuss logistics”, but military logistics do not get the political attention they deserve, notes Daniel Fiott in his CSDS Policy Brief. “Mobility” here relates to the timely movement of soldiers and equipment across Europe, but... Read More