Chinese expansionism in cyberspace is a tangible reality of our day and age which actualises the need for a deeper understanding of both Chinese grand- and cyber-strategy, as well as a more holistic insight into how to best tailor a subsequent response writes Ludvig Hambraeus, associate at global law firm Osborne Clarke.

It’s always difficult to admit policy failures, but by their actions across the Trump and Biden administrations, US policymakers have implicitly admitted the failure to achieve a number of the historical justifications for economic engagement with China writes Joe Moschella, general counsel at Junkin Media.

As we mark the 52nd Earth Day, we must recognize that achieving net-zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050 will require significant investment to finance the necessary economic and social transitions, write Laura Tyson, Distinguished Professor of the Graduate School at the Haas School of Business at the University of California and Daniel Weiss, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Angeleno Group.

For a young generation that has been growing with an ever-expanding democratic space, a late millennial in my case, what is happening today was inconceivable until it started unraveling with individual and collective rights, writes Madalin Blidaru, policy-oriented researcher and political analyst

One of the most worrying signals for democracy and freedom is research that finds viewing the “other side” emboldens division, writes Cameron Gil, Director of Student Advisory Councils at the Organization for Social Media Safety.

It is a testament to the effectiveness of Poland’s pragmatic and European-leaning diplomacy over the past three decades that Polish-Ukrainian relations have remained mostly forward-looking, write Mieczysław P. Boduszyński, associate professor of politics and international relations at Pomona College and Agnieszka Lazorczyk, program coordinator at the European Union Center of California.

The more far-reaching effects of Biden’s exit from Afghanistan has evaded the preponderance of U.S. media coverage, writes Omar Quadrat, an attorney based in California.

A hallmark of the new, global right-wing populisms has been the bid to capture religious constituencies, writes Nora Fisher Onar, assistant professor and director of the Bachelor of Arts in International Studies at the University of San Francisco.

The Russian government has made a concerted effort to frame its invasion of Ukraine as the natural response to NATO’s encroachment on Russia’s traditional sphere of influence, writes Nahal Kazemi, Senior Counsel at Keller/Anderle LLP.

As U.S. cities make gestures of solidarity with Ukraine, the Russian invasion offers a test for the power of local relationships in an international conflict, writes Sarah Sieloff, senior planner at Maul Foster Alongi.