This paper examines the accelerating global momentum behind central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), exploring how central banks are responding to the twin pressures of financial digitalization and ...

The Ukraine war is transforming global defence thinking, with the United Kingdom charging ahead through a bold Strategic ...

This paper considers possible futures for the international monetary system in light of recent economic and political events in the United States and globally. It contrasts scenarios pre- and ...

Ukraine and the United States signed a landmark minerals agreement allowing Ukraine to use future revenues from critical ...

The current geopolitical environment is defined by constantly changing dynamics among countries: long-standing partnerships are disintegrating while other alliances are strengthening. To better ...

A smartphone displays the Deepseek logo with the Chinese flag in the background. (Shutterstock/Rokas Tenys) At first glance, the following statements may seem like they come from the harshest critics ...

From collecting millions of online price data to measure inflation, to assessing the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on low-income workers, digital data sets can be used to benefit the public ...

The need for transparency is often emphasized in international governance discussions on military artificial intelligence (AI) systems; however, transparency is a complex and multi-faceted concept, ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) risk in the research sector will require international governance to ensure the preservation of an independent and reliable global research sector. While many types of ...

Disinformation campaigns are funded by a variety of actors, including governments, political organizations, corporations, special interest groups and individuals with vested interests. Fossil fuel ...