international relations

With a new cold war afoot, states are being asked to choose sides. For India, self-identity and domestic politics will all come to bear.

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The war in Ukraine became a test for Indonesia’s independence and active foreign policy principles, especially given its G20 presidency.

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With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, many joint space programmes have been put on hold. What is the future for international space exploration and collaboration?

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As space science matures and accelerates, the time has come for a democratically accountable UN to moderate human activity beyond Earth.

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If spacefaring nations can set aside geopolitics, the hope and cooperation that characterised the dawn of the space age will come to the fore once again.

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China has launched the first stages of its space station. International projects selected to come aboard may be ready to fly from late 2022.

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The DART mission to redirect an asteroid is billed as potentially planet-saving. But in the wrong hands it has seriously destructive potential.

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Developing economies need research to improve quality of life. Combining developed and developing economies into a research consortium builds capacity.

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Watching Ukraine suffer at the hands of Russia is likely to strengthen North Korea’s resolve to keep its nuclear weapons.

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Distant, uninhabited and irrelevant: the Arctic is none of these things. And the effects of climate change on the Arctic will be felt by the world.

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