In January 2022, we published a blog looking at possible futures for China. This was part of a series of blogs based on the scenarios developed as part of the…
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No Limits? How will China and Russia’s alliance develop?
Introduction In February 2022 Vladimir Putin flew to Beijing to meet Xi Jinping on the eve of the Winter Olympics. The two leaders announced to the world that they had…
New World Disorder: Welcome to the Diplomatic Kaleidoscope
Our recent blog looked at the emerging concept of “polycrisis” – how in a polynodal world, different problems collided, often with the effect of amplifying each other. The replacement of…
Polycrisis – The View From Davos
The New World Order Changes…. The World Economic Forum has reconvened in Davos this week, after the Covid-19 pandemic led to its postponement in 2021, and a shorter meeting in…
What does the future hold for Europe?
This blog looks at the issues Europe faces in a changing world. Primarily the focus is on the European Union, whose 27 member states encompass the main body of Europe,…