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Litigation and International Arbitration in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Litigation and International Arbitration in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Efficiency, legitimacy and the future of adjudication. By Dr Fernando Messias. (02/20/2026) Read More...
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The “Metabolism of the Corridor”: India-Japan Infrastructure and the Reconfiguration of the Indian Ocean Governance
The “Metabolism of the Corridor”: India-Japan Infrastructure and the Reconfiguration of the Indian Ocean Governance
Analysis of the “Metabolism of the Corridor” that frames the evolving India-Japan partnership as a shift from traditional, command-based maritime strategies toward a distributed, systemic model of inf... Read More...
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Big Targets, Bigger Bottlenecks: Russia’s Arctic 2035 at Midpoint
Big Targets, Bigger Bottlenecks: Russia’s Arctic 2035 at Midpoint
Article audits Russia’s Arctic 2035 strategy, arguing sovereignty-through-development persists but export bottlenecks, LNG constraints, and thin global transit expose structural limits at mid-decade. ... Read More...
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OSCE Ministerial Aftermath: Europe’s Hard Choice — Selective or Collective Security?
OSCE Ministerial Aftermath: Europe’s Hard Choice — Selective or Collective Security?
Article discusses Europe’s security crisis as a long erosion of the Helsinki spirit, warning that selective security practices now threaten the OSCE’s vision of collective, indivisible stability. By S... Read More...
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National Realism and the Return of Sovereignty
National Realism and the Return of Sovereignty
Article argues that what is widely described as international disorder is better understood as a strategic adaptation by states to weaponized interdependence. By Dr. Aaron T. Walter. (02/16/2026) Read More...
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Artificial Intelligence in Rewriting Power in Taliban-led Afghanistan
Artificial Intelligence in Rewriting Power in Taliban-led Afghanistan
Author argues the Taliban deploy AI-driven surveillance to govern without legitimacy, recasting security as algorithmic control and exposing limits of traditional sectoral security theory. By Dr. Raja... Read More...
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The Future of Urban Development
The Future of Urban Development
Author elaborates on one of the most pressing issues of Global South – uncontrolled urbanisation and the need for System thinking.By Dr J Scott Younger. (02/12/2026) Read More...
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India, UAE, and the EU: Geopolitical Imperatives Shape Alignments
India, UAE, and the EU: Geopolitical Imperatives Shape Alignments
Article argues India–UAE and India–EU alignments reflect hedging amid U.S. unpredictability, with American decline—not strategic success—driving new trade, energy, and security partnerships. By Mariam... Read More...
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The Silicon Trigger: AI-NC3 Integration and the Death of the Strategic Pause
The Silicon Trigger: AI-NC3 Integration and the Death of the Strategic Pause
Author warns that AI integration into nuclear command systems has erased the strategic pause, accelerating machine-driven escalation and demanding urgent algorithmic arms control to preserve human jud... Read More...
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The Army That Europe Was Talked Out Of
The Army That Europe Was Talked Out Of
Author argues Europe’s long reliance on U.S. protection stunted strategic autonomy, urging a credible European army as a declaration of maturity, responsibility, and equal partnership rather than depe... Read More...
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eBook: AI and Robotics
eBook: AI and Robotics
New eBook publication: AI and Robotics Read More...
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New Issue of International Affairs Forum: 2025: A Reset in Uncertain Times
New Issue of International Affairs Forum: 2025: A Reset in Uncertain Times
Read the latest issue of emstrongInternational Affairs Forum where academics, practitioners, and our Student Award Winners discuss issues facing the world in 2025, from democracy, to climate change, A... Read More...
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Book: Digital Media and Grassroots Anti-Corruption
Book: Digital Media and Grassroots Anti-Corruption
New book discussing Contexts, Platforms and Data of Anti-Corruption Technologies Worldwide. Read More...
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IA Forum Winter 2024 - Europe -- and Addressing Climate Change
IA Forum Winter 2024 - Europe -- and Addressing Climate Change

In the new 2024 issue of International Affairs Forum, experts from around the world discuss Europe and the EU plus Addressing Climate Change. (03/21/2024)

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IA Forum Winter 2023 - Human Rights
IA Forum Winter 2023 - Human Rights

This new issue of International Affairs Forum presents interviews, essays, and opinion pieces from worldwide experts discussing Human Rights. 03/07/2023

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IA Forum Winter 2022 - Climate Change and Energy
IA Forum Winter 2022 - Climate Change and Energy

This issue of International Affairs Forum presents interviews, essays, and opinion pieces discussing Climate Change and Energy. 03/15/2022

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The Future of Democracy: In Peril?
The Future of Democracy: In Peril?

In this new issue of International Affairs Forum, experts around the world discuss the future of democracy and challenges it faces. February 2021

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IA Forum - The Post-Pandemic World
IA Forum - The Post-Pandemic World

In the latest issue of International Affairs Forum, experts from around the world examine aspects of a post-Pandemic globe. 07/21/2020

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International Affairs Forum: Disinformation/Misinformation & Education
International Affairs Forum: Disinformation/Misinformation & Education

The Winter 2020 issue of International Affairs Forum presents an array from contributors, including our Student Award Winner, discussing Disinformation/MIsinformation and Education issues.  (0... Read More...

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Special Publication: Food and Water Security
Special Publication: Food and Water Security

Read IA Forum's special publication on Food and Water Security, featuring essays and interviews from global experts. 06/04/2019

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Information on Anti-Corruption Program in Macedonia
Information on Anti-Corruption Program in Macedonia
Information sheet on joint Transparency International and Center for International Relations anti-corruption effort, Transparency Watch. Read More...
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