One sperm donor fathered 200 children and passed on a deadly mutation – and it could easily happen againNicky Hudson, De Montfort University
America’s anti-European attitudes are centred on perceptions of military weakness and the decline of native populationsRoman Birke, Dublin City University
What the US national security strategy tells us about how Trump views the worldAndrew Gawthorpe, Leiden University
South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam show that economic statecraft is not just the preserve of great powersRobyn Klingler-Vidra, King's College London
Russia’s war economy is not collapsing, but neither is it stableYerzhan Tokbolat, Queen's University Belfast
Jair Bolsonaro arrested amid fears he planned to flee as coup trial nears conclusionFelipe Tirado, King's College London
In this age of global uncertainty, where in the world can we look for guidance?Ian Scoones, Institute of Development Studies
Jair Bolsonaro arrested amid fears he planned to flee as coup trial nears conclusionFelipe Tirado, King's College London
Abraham accords: Israel’s latest push to improve Arab relations could stall over Palestinian statehoodSimon Mabon, Lancaster University
Maga explained: how personality and context shape radical movementsMagnus Linden, Lund University; Claire Campbell, Ulster University, and Fredrik Björklund, Lund University
One sperm donor fathered 200 children and passed on a deadly mutation – and it could easily happen againNicky Hudson, De Montfort University
Maga explained: how personality and context shape radical movementsMagnus Linden, Lund University; Claire Campbell, Ulster University, and Fredrik Björklund, Lund University
Jair Bolsonaro arrested amid fears he planned to flee as coup trial nears conclusionFelipe Tirado, King's College London
Economic forecasts point to a Democrat win in the 2026 US midterm electionsPaul Whiteley, University of Essex
Donald Trump’s national security strategy puts America first and leaves its allies to fend for themselvesStefan Wolff, University of Birmingham and David Hastings Dunn, University of Birmingham
What does international law tell us about the US seizure of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela?Mark Chadwick, Nottingham Trent University
New US national security strategy adds to Ukraine’s woes and exacerbates Europe’s dilemmasStefan Wolff, University of Birmingham and Tetyana Malyarenko, National University Odesa Law Academy
Donald Trump’s strikes against narcoterrorists are new but the logic behind them isn’tElisabeth Schweiger, University of Stirling
RT India: how the Kremlin is spreading its ‘west v the rest’ narrative to a global audiencePrecious Chatterje-Doody, The Open University and Maxime Audinet, Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales (Inalco)
Three reasons why China wants global green leadership after Cop30 – and two reasons it doesn’tAlex Lo, York St John University
Impasse at the Kremlin: here’s what we know after the latest US-Russia talksIntigam Mamedov, Leiden University
Ukraine peace talks reveal a world slipping back into an acceptance of warRoman Birke, Dublin City University
Thirty years after the Balkans peace deal, a different US leadership is fumbling the war in UkraineStefan Wolff, University of Birmingham and Argyro Kartsonaki, Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy, University of Hamburg
Ukraine’s peace talks reveal the risks of replacing diplomats with dealmakersAlexandros Koutsoukis, University of Lancashire
Ukraine peace deal will hinge on security guarantees – but Kyiv has been there beforeJennifer Mathers, Aberystwyth University
Any peace deal in Ukraine must be just and fair – the plan proposed by the US and Russia was neitherSelbi Durdiyeva, Nottingham Trent University
Gaza’s once-growing economy is nearing total collapseDalia Alazzeh, University of the West of Scotland and Shahzad Uddin, University of Essex
Leaked wedding video lays bare luxurious lives of Iran’s political elite and highlights hypocrisy of Islamic RepublicFarhang Morady, University of Westminster
Iran’s record drought and cheap fuel have sparked an air pollution crisis – but the real causes run much deeperSanam Mahoozi, City St George's, University of London; Nima Shokri, United Nations University, and Salome M. S. Shokri-Kuehni, United Nations University; Technical University of Hamburg
At Donald Trump’s prompting, Benjamin Netanyahu seeks a pardon – but insists he has done nothing wrongJohn Strawson, University of East London
Operation Condor: the secret system that terrorised exiled South American dissidents 50 years agoFrancesca Lessa, UCL
US accused of killing Venezuelan drug boat survivors – Trump’s military agenda is based on impunityAndrew Bell, Stanford University and Thomas Gift, UCL
Venezuela’s Cartel de los Soles: what are the implications of its US ‘terrorist’ designation?Brian J. Phillips, University of Essex
Why the North Korean government is so invested in women’s youth footballJung Woo Lee, University of Edinburgh
Why a new ‘iron curtain’ is being built across Europe. This time it’s to keep Russia outNatasha Lindstaedt, University of Essex
Russia’s decision to pull out of nuclear treaty makes the world more dangerousMatthew Powell, University of Portsmouth
How the Trump administration changed the rules of international diplomacy – by a former British ambassadorNicholas Westcott, SOAS, University of London
Fear built the nuclear bomb – only trust can ensure it is never used againNicholas John Wheeler, University of Birmingham
US backs Nato’s latest pledge of support for Ukraine, but in reality seems to have abandoned its European partnersStefan Wolff, University of Birmingham
As Netanyahu meets Trump in Washington, what hope for peace in Gaza? Expert Q&AJonathan Este, The Conversation
Chaotic new aid system means getting food in Gaza has become a matter of life – and often deathLeonie Fleischmann, City St George's, University of London
Lethal humanitarianism: why violence at Gaza aid centres should not come as a surpriseIrit Katz, University of Cambridge
The US and Israel’s attack may have left Iran strongerBamo Nouri, City St George's, University of London
US attack on Iran lacks legal justification and could lead to more nuclear proliferationDavid Hastings Dunn, University of Birmingham and Nicholas John Wheeler, University of Birmingham
US backs Nato’s latest pledge of support for Ukraine, but in reality seems to have abandoned its European partnersStefan Wolff, University of Birmingham
Ukraine war: the idea that Kyiv should have signed a peace deal in 2022 is flawed – here’s whyStephen Hall, University of Bath
Ukraine war: religious leaders are playing an important (and unusual) roleJennifer Mathers, Aberystwyth University
Ukraine war: Russia has the upper hand in the ground war – but at sea it’s a different storyBasil Germond, Lancaster University
Russia’s reasons for invading Ukraine – however debatable – shouldn’t be ignored in a peace dealNick Megoran, Newcastle University
Decoding hints that Xi Jinping may be under pressure to relinquish some of his powerChee Meng Tan, University of Nottingham
China has identified how to fight back against Trump’s tariffs, and is not ready to back downChee Meng Tan, University of Nottingham
Chinese nationalist groups are launching cyber-attacks – often against the wishes of the governmentLewis Eves, University of Sheffield
I watched a simulated oil spill in the Indian Ocean – here’s how island and coastal countries worked together to avoid disasterKate Sullivan de Estrada, University of Oxford
Decoding hints that Xi Jinping may be under pressure to relinquish some of his powerChee Meng Tan, University of Nottingham
Israel is exploiting the vacuum left by southern Syria’s sectarian clashes and a weak stateRob Geist Pinfold, King's College London
Japan and South Korea can show governments how to compete with China and USRobyn Klingler-Vidra, King's College London
Trump has shown he will backtrack on tariffs. What does that say about how to wage a trade war?Antonio Navas, University of Sheffield
Trump’s obsession with trade deficits has no basis in economics. And it’s a bad reason for tariffsNigel Driffield, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
China-US trade war: the next 90 days are a big deal for Beijing as it seeks long-term solutionsChee Meng Tan, University of Nottingham
As Sri Lanka’s economy pivots from tourism, it’s well placed to benefit from global trade and geopolitical jostling – new researchHemamali Tennakoon, Brunel University of London
The Conversation scoops two awards in one night, including Podcast Publisher of the YearGemma Ware, The Conversation
What are the ICJ and the ICC and how do their power and jurisdiction differ?Avidan Kent, University of East Anglia; Kirsten McConnachie, University of East Anglia, and Rishi Gulati, University of East Anglia
Russia: Serbia’s history is key to understanding its close relationship with MoscowStephen Gethins, University of St Andrews
Georgia’s government plays into Putin’s hands as it moves to suppress art and cultureEmma Loosley Leeming, University of Exeter
The EU should stop ‘westsplaining’ and listen to its smaller eastern members – they saw the Ukraine war comingViktoriia Lapa, Bocconi University
An east-west divide deeper than the cold war: what I saw on my summer trip to RussiaMatthew Alford, University of Bath
Ukraine and Europe’s weakness exposed as US and Russia again negotiate behind Kyiv’s backStefan Wolff, University of Birmingham and Tetyana Malyarenko, National University Odesa Law Academy