Europe and Africa depend on one another to deliver an effective and long-term response to global and shared issues such as climate change, peace and security, and economic growth, all of which affect us all. The European Union-African collaboration, founded on discussion and multilateralism, is solution-oriented and forward looking. Europe and Africa are both players in a multilateral international system …

Launched in 2013, the Belt & Road initiative is a massive infrastructure and investment project aimed at facilitating trade by inter alia increasing railway connection and port connections across several continents. Inspired by the ancient Silk Road, the project is an expression of Chinese economic power and influence, particularly in regard to the developing world. It has been ten years …

Increasingly, technology plays a significant role in how modern conflicts are fought. Always more automated weapons are employed in an attempt to increase efficiency and decrease human losses. Notwithstanding this, the ancient strategy of manipulating vital natural resources remains a common and, unfortunately effective, tool in conflicts. Natural resources are weaponised for political and military gains, psychological terrorism and extortion/incentivisation …

The latest strategic decision on part of Kremlin to suspend its last remaining nuclear weapons treaty with the US and its ongoing cooperation in nuclear technology transfer with China has effectively created a new strategic paradigm where China will continue to accelerate the construction of its nuclear arsenal, with the new deal between both countries cancelling any serious prospects for …

In 2021 the European Commission came forward with a proposal for an Artificial Intelligence Act[1] to be able to regulate the use of AI in Europe. As AI has existed for a while why would now be the best time to regulate AI?  In the last decade, AI has evolved extremely fast and is used in many industries which take …

The devastation and loss caused by environmental disasters caused by climate change affect multiple aspects of the lives of those affected, both physically and socially. When such events occur, timely relief efforts to mitigate the effects of natural or man-made disasters are fundamental. In addition to this, observing the effects of disasters on affected communities is crucial to understanding the …

China has been earning accolades for their fight against climate change and environmental degradation. The Paris Agreement was a crucial turn for China in regulating its environmental policy. Today, China is international recognition for its efforts to tackle the environmental issue within. However, the Chinese Government, through their foreign direct investment, has managed to vex havoc in other parts of …

In August, United States President Joe Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which represents the most robust investment in decarbonization and efforts to combat climate change in United States history with climate related provisions totaling $369 billion. Meeting global commitments The bill is estimated to lower carbon emissions by around 40 percent from 2005 levels by the …

The control and limitation of nuclear armaments worldwide has been a key factor to achieve in order to maintain a relatively peaceful balance of power after the Second World War. Despite the ratification of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), effective since 1970, however, several countries across the world have not discontinued uranium enrichment programs and increased …

Croatia will be the 20th European country to enter the Euro zone as of January 2023, following its application to adopt Euro currency in 2013. While Euro currency has been devalued and reached equal exchange rate with US dollar for the first time since its implementation in 2002, on Tuesday 12 July 2022, the Council of the European Union approved …