IPS Journal

Resource competition has long underpinned international relations. But it seems to be taking centre stage again, much like the nineteenth-century Scramble for Africa or Western grabs for Middle Eastern oil in the last…

Henry Kissinger wrote in World Order that the political and economic organisations of the world are at variance with each other. The global economic impetus is based on removing obstacles to the flow of goods and capital,…

The recent NATO summit decision to invest 5 per cent of GDP annually in defence by 2035 was warmly welcomed by the countries on the alliance’s eastern flank, which feel most vulnerable to the Russian threat. The Baltic…

Like it or not, Saudi Arabia has become a major player in the world of sport. The Kingdom now seems to be everywhere. A prime example is the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in the United States, which reaches its conclusion on…

The Middle East is once again confronted with a geopolitical test. While the world watches the dangerous power struggle between Iran and Israel, a country that lies geographically, historically and politically between the…

A historic moment for Bougainville is within reach — the Pacific archipelago is on the verge of achieving independence from Papua New Guinea. In the 2019 referendum, almost 98 per cent of the population voted in favour of…

From 6 to 7 July, Brazil hosted a BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro for the fourth time since 2009 — amid growing geopolitical tensions, increasing systemic competition and an erosion of international institutions. In a global…

With the Twelve-Day War over, Iran now finds itself in an extremely dangerous situation. The country has been humiliated and left licking its wounds. But it has also shown resilience and could now even be more determined to…

Since Israel bombed Iranian cities for 12 days in a military campaign that breached international law, the prospect of a political shift away from the Islamic Republic has been dangled more explicitly and frequently than…

We are living in a time of conflict and war. Broad swathes of society are afflicted by massive uncertainties and worries. In the shadow of this, traditional images of men are being celebrated in the media. Meta boss Mark…