A ‘Global Britain’ depends on an innovative economy
Our new Matthew Boulton Associate Fellow in Economic Modernisation, Ben Brittain, discusses Britain’s productivity challenge and what can be done about it
Long Reads
Towards deeper British-Japanese intelligence cooperation
Dr Philip Shetler-Jones argues that enhancing intelligence cooperation is an essential next step to deepening British-Japanese defence cooperation
Should Britain protect semiconductor production from autocracies?
Dr Radomir Tylecote assesses whether the British government should take measures to protect domestic companies from being acquired by China
Semiconductor manufacturing: What China really wants
Dr. Radomir Tylecote explains the semiconductor industry’s significance to the People’s Republic of China's plans for economic preeminence
There is Western opportunity in Russia’s Kazakhstan adventure
Prof. Mark Galeotti looks at the deployment of Russian military forces to Kazakhstan under the CSTO and what it means for Central Asia
How NATO should greet Russia’s ‘draft treaty’
Dr Alexander Lanoszka examines the treaty put forward by Russia and finds it lacking as tensions continue to escalate on the Ukrainian border
Conclusions from the Sixth Plenum
Charles Parton OBE assesses the outcomes of the Sixth Plenum, not least whether Xi Jinping secured his position at the head of the Chinese Communist Party
Beijing tests Brussels through Lithuania
Prof. Richard Whitman assesses the European Union’s response to the People’s Republic of China’s attempt to isolate Lithuania over its support for Taiwan
Britain and Germany should ‘Dare More’ cooperation
Dr Benjamin Tallis explores the opportunities for British and German cooperation in foreign policy in light of the new German government.
The threat of space debris
Richard Payne examines the threat of space debris to orbital activities in the light of the recent Russian anti-satellite missile test