This paper examines the accelerating global momentum behind central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), exploring how central banks are responding to the twin pressures of financial digitalization and ...

The Ukraine war is transforming global defence thinking, with the United Kingdom charging ahead through a bold Strategic ...

This paper considers possible futures for the international monetary system in light of recent economic and political events in the United States and globally. It contrasts scenarios pre- and ...

Ukraine and the United States signed a landmark minerals agreement allowing Ukraine to use future revenues from critical ...

The current geopolitical environment is defined by constantly changing dynamics among countries: long-standing partnerships are disintegrating while other alliances are strengthening. To better ...

A smartphone displays the Deepseek logo with the Chinese flag in the background. (Shutterstock/Rokas Tenys) At first glance, the following statements may seem like they come from the harshest critics ...

Strategic foresight can help address long-term uncertainties by offering insights into the potential impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on national security. This analysis highlights the value of ...

The blending of traditional military threats/hostilities with below-threshold attacks has created a 360-degree threat environment where every form of national power is a potential weapon and near ...

From collecting millions of online price data to measure inflation, to assessing the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on low-income workers, digital data sets can be used to benefit the public ...

Those who care about the fate of Global South peoples must get serious about the risks of advanced AI, the authors argue. (Illustration by Paul Lachine). When Myanmar re-entered global life in 2011 ...

African countries are making great progress toward digital independence, but accepting foreign help should not come at the expense of data sovereignty. When external actors are involved, building data ...