Global

International institutions, great power competition, international law and the forces shaping world order. Pieces here cover the United Nations, the international courts, multilateral diplomacy and the systemic pressures on the rules-based order — stories that belong to no single geography but implicate all of them.

Economic Statecraft: When Trade Becomes a Weapon

Economic weapons offer compelling advantages over traditional military force, particularly among nuclear-armed powers where direct conflict risks catastrophic escalation. They provide plausible deniability, operate below thresholds that might trigger military responses, and leverage the complex inte

By Sunny Peter

/ 18 Aug 2025

Economic Statecraft: When Trade Becomes a Weapon

Climate Security: How Environmental Change is Redefining Geopolitics and International Diplomacy

Resource availability, territorial control, population movements, and economic competitiveness increasingly depend on climate dynamics. Traditional diplomatic frameworks, designed for state-to-state negotiations over discrete issues, struggle to address challenges that transcend borders, generations

By Sunny Peter

/ 18 Aug 2025

Climate Security: How Environmental Change is Redefining Geopolitics and International Diplomacy

Evolution of Diplomacy: From Westphalia to the Digital Age

In March 2022, during the height of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, global leaders scrambled to coordinate sanctions, mobilize humanitarian relief, and manage a torrent of disinformation. The pace and complexity of their deliberations, turbocharged by secure messaging, artificial intelligence, and pub

By Sunny Peter

/ 18 Aug 2025

Evolution of Diplomacy: From Westphalia to the Digital Age

Understanding Multipolarity: Why the Unipolar Moment is Over

The transition to multipolarity represents the most significant transformation in global power distribution since 1991. Unlike the bipolar Cold War system that divided the world into two competing blocs, today's multipolar order features multiple centers of power with overlapping spheres of influenc

By Sunny Peter

/ 18 Aug 2025

Understanding Multipolarity: Why the Unipolar Moment is Over

UN at a Crossroads: Can Multilateralism Survive the 21st Century?

The UN's survival and effectiveness will significantly determine whether humanity can collectively address existential threats including climate change, nuclear proliferation, pandemics, and technological disruption that transcend national boundaries and require coordinated responses.

By Sunny Peter

/ 18 Aug 2025

UN at a Crossroads: Can Multilateralism Survive the 21st Century?