International Order

China, science and technology: Advancing geopolitical aims

Charles Parton argues that the development of new science and technologies dominate China's strategy to lead a new international order.

Anti-Americanism will remain the foundation of the PRC’s foreign policy

Charles Parton argues that anti-Americanism is the foundation of the CCP's foreign policy doctrine and diplomatic initiatives

Four years on: Hong Kong after the National Security Law

Michael Mo examines the impact of the National Security Law on civil liberties, political freedoms, and the rule of law in Hong Kong

Observing China: Three principles for the next British government

Elizabeth Lindley introduces the Council on Geostrategy’s China Observatory and identifies three principles for Britain when engaging with Beijing

What should a ‘progressive realist’ foreign and defence policy look like?

The Council on Geostrategy asks five experts how a British foreign and defence policy grounded in ’progressive realism’ should look

America and Europe: The challenges beyond Trump

Joshua Huminski analyses the challenges Europe will face in its dealings with America regardless of if Trump returns to power

China’s PLAN: Maritime dominion beyond the South China Sea

Emma Salisbury investigates the PRC’s naval build up and modernisation and its implications for the geopolitics of the South China Sea

How should the Royal Navy look and operate in the 2040s?

The Council on Geostrategy asks 11 experts how the Royal Navy should look and operate in the 2040s

A more lethal Royal Navy: Sharpening Britain’s naval power

William Freer and Emma Salisbury investigate how Britain can sharpen its naval power for increased geopolitical competition

Russia’s war against Ukraine and threat to Euro-Atlantic security

David Batashvili argues that the Russian threat to the Euro-Atlantic extends well beyond Ukraine