US-Ukraine peace efforts remain stalled as core disputes persist, while the war continues to reshape Europe’s security order, diplomacy and energy ties in deeply destabilising ways. In the last week of December 2025, talks between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy concluded without a final peace deal…
The Indo-Pacific faces escalating tensions, with Japan at the heart of potential conflicts. Tokyo’s military revival and diplomatic maneuvers highlight the stakes of regional security and alliance uncertainty. [divider style="single" border="small"] The Indo-Pacific is a hotspot where armed conflicts could occur along the Taiwan Strait (19FortyFive, 2025), the Korean Peninsula (Modern Diplomacy, 2025), and the South China Sea (19FortyFive, 2025).…
The Russia–Ukraine war, since the full‑scale invasion in February 2022, remains one of the most consequential geopolitical crises of the early 21st century. As combat endures into late 2025, recent…
The debate over NATO expansion and Russian security grievances has become one of the central geopolitical narratives shaping Eurasian security since the end of the Cold War. Moscow’s claim that…
The rippling effect of the European Transit System shutdown for Ukraine, Russia and the security of Europe's future With the European Transit System’s (ETS) last shutdown, we witness a symbolic…
Amid the Democratic Republic of Congo's rapid rebellion, how did Rwanda sabotage a regional peacekeeping mission to the embattled country in favour of a proxy militant group? In May 2023,…
As the US pivots toward burden-shifting and transactional diplomacy, Europe navigates fractured China ties, unstable transatlantic trade assumptions, and a strategic turn toward Asian partners. France will assume the presidency…
On November 28, 2025, Germany approved a €524.54 billion budget for 2026. The new budget allocates €82.69 billion for the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), about 15% of the budget (Deutscher…
The Central African Republic’s (CAR) upcoming election unfolds amid deep insecurity. This article provides an assessment of the overlook of the election and the CAR's present conditions. On 28 December,…
The December 2025 release of the US National Security Strategy (NSS) has shifted the debate on European Strategic Autonomy (ESA) from a long-term aspiration to an immediate strategic concern. Through…
Why Britain must invest in advanced military technologies to deter threats, enhance alliance security and safeguard its global influence. [divider style="single" border="small"] Recent conflicts have forced Britain to acknowledge the…
Everyone wants to predict the future. While not foolproof, the age of artificial intelligence and global hyperconnectivity has brought us closer to this aspiration. Imagine a source of information that…
The question of political representation has long divided scholars of British democracy. Over the past seven decades, the political landscape has shifted markedly, from the programmatic and charismatic leadership of…
China's great agricultural drive in Latin America proposes significant benefits for all involved, but what are its effects and should it be contained by regulations? China plans to move 300…
As Merkel prepares to leave politics and with the European elections around the corner, there is a lot of uncertainty surrounding European politics. Far right parties have recently gained considerable…
Ezra Friedman discusses the significance of the fall of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action Warwick’s Pugwash Student Society, along with Warwick’s International Relations Society, are delighted to host their…
In conversation with Romania's former Minister of Health and Chief of Staff for the Minister of Finances Warwick Romanian Speaking Society together with Warwick International Relations Society have the pleasure…