Ending Wars is the bold title of a new book co-edited by Lord John Alderdice and Padraig O Malley and published earlier this year by the New England Journal of Public Policy.  Its companion publicatio...

Join us for a discussion with Lord John Alderdice – psychiatrist, peace negotiator & key figure in the Northern Ireland peace process.   To watch the recording click HERE   […]

As Britain enters a new year of politics, the Liberal Democrats continue to make gains. From challenging Donald Trump and Nigel Farage, to standing up for Gaza, the BBC, carers and Britain’s place…

Hundreds of flights were cut at airports across the United States have been canceled, with deeper cuts looming in the coming days.

Ending Wars is the bold title of a new book co-edited by Lord John Alderdice and Padraig O Malley and published earlier this year by the New England Journal of Public Policy.  Its companion publicatio...

The Democrat candidate ran on a significantly left-wing platform which included promising city-owned grocery shops and eliminating bus fares. Donald Trump is no fan and warned he could withhold federa...

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East Timor has been formally admitted into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in the group’s first expansion since the 1990s.

Pleased to report that I had attended the World Ocean Summit Europe last week in Cascais (pronounced kash·kise) in Portugal.  Around 300 policymakers, scientists, investors, NGOs, and community leader...

The last few weeks have been a worrying time. Friends of mine have told me that, because they aren’t white, they are worried about visiting parts of our country. Robert Jenrick and other politicians h...

Last weekend, on a sunny morning, Lesley Batchelor CBE and I drove to visit Lady Jane Ashdown at her home in Somerset. We wanted to pass to her the medal and certificates that had been posthumously gi...

Hi I am Merlene. In late July, I’ll be taking on the incredible challen… Merlene Emerson needs your support for Bridging East and West to Build a Better World

Most Britons see Brexit as having been more of a failure than a success, but they tend not to see trying to return as a priority

The tech world is reeling from a paper that shows the powers of a new generation of AI have been wildly oversold, says cognitive scientist Gary Marcus

Discover the evolving significance of the Indo-Pacific region in global geopolitics. Explore discussions on UK and EU strategies, ASEAN's middle path, and the US-China rivalry shaping defence and trad...

This coming week will see the Public Spending Review: probably the most difficult test of this Labour government since it was elected a year ago. The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, will be attacked from...

The past week has been an eventful one vis a vis discourses relating to the Indo Pacific.  It started for me at a round table held at RUSI’s HQ in Whitehall on Thursday 29th June on the topic of “UK &...

Japan, China, South Korea and ASEAN countries are expected to expand their emergency currency swap programme as early as this month to include infectious disease outbreaks and natural disasters, Nikkei Asia reported on Thursday.

How might the escalating trade war between the US and China impact the global community? Join Lesley Batchelor CBE as she explains the potential ramifications and discusses how successful internationa...

Trump thinks he holds all the cards in this high-stakes game, but he’s wrong.

Public disagreement within the Trump administration has grown in the past two weeks

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping will kick off a five-day, three-nation Southeast Asia tour on Monday (Apr 14) as Beijing seeks to tighten regional trade ties and offset the impact of huge tariffs unleashed by his US counterpart Donald Trump. Xi will

The tariff rate on Chinese imports can be as high as 245% or zero, depending on the type of product that is being imported.