Amid mounting casualties and armor losses during their invasion of Ukraine, Russian forces are attempting to adapt to battlefield realities to minimize troop losses while consolidating gains. Since the spring of 2025, Russia has been employing Diversionary Reconnaissance Groups (DRGs) to breach gaps in Ukrainian defenses and pinpoint weak spots…
The island of Guam is among the most strategically important overseas territories of the United States. It hosts key US military assets essential to operations in the Indo-Pacific and beyond. Guam’s geographic position and its role in U.S. force projection make it a critical node for regional security—and a potential target for adversaries such as China and North Korea, both…
The blockade imposed by the jihadist insurgent group JNIM since early September has forced Malian authorities to shut schools and universities, while foreign powers have urged their citizens to leave…
China’s 2025 rare earth export restrictions reveal how economic leverage has become a core tool of modern warfare, exposing U.S. defense vulnerabilities and reshaping the rules of global power. [divider…
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…
Under Strain: The First-Past-the-Post System in a Multiparty United Kingdom The United Kingdom’s political system has long depended on the assumptions of two-party competition. The first-past-the-post (FPTP) model, which awards…
Can South Korea change the stakes in the Asia-Pacific by harnessing the power of a nuclear-fuelled navy? Following his tour to Asia in late October, President Donald Trump announced that…
This article sheds light on how Brazil's dual leadership is reshaping global governance through BRICS and climate action. A Strategic Convergence of Economic and Environmental Power Brazil stands at a…
As the UK pursues its green industrial future, control over critical minerals, processing capacity, and global supply chains is emerging as its greatest strategic challenge, with implications for industrial competitiveness,…
Middle powers are becoming decisive actors in a fragmented global order defined by US-China rivalry and shifting alliances. Their influence now depends less on size or strength than on timing,…
As Europe enters another winter amid the ongoing Russia–Ukraine conflict, the nature of the energy challenge has shifted. High storage levels have ensured supply security, yet soaring prices and political…
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…
President Putin signed over 20 bilateral agreements with President Xi covering energy, aerospace, agriculture, and more during his recent visit to China (Zhang, 2025). Notably, they agreed to complete the…
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…