The NATO Summit to be held in Ankara in 2026 represents a critical meeting that will reopen the debate on Turkey’s position within the Alliance. This summit should not be regarded merely as one of NATO’s routine diplomatic meetings that sets the Alliance’s agenda. It will also serve as a platform through which Turkey’s place in the Western…

The Mind-First Age: The global economy is entering a Mind-First Age where the physicality of work is increasingly transferred to robotics, while the mentality of performance becomes the defining measure of productivity. Across industries, human value is shifting away from repetitive labor toward judgment, adaptation, creativity, and execution. In such…

Artemis in the Goddess Temple, Excalibur at Chalice Well, and Cerridwen in Tintagel Parish Church — Cornwall is one of those rare places where magic happens; and where geopolitics, history, mythology, and cultural memory seamlessly converge. A place of profound historical significance within Europe’s collective memory, while simultaneously…

A Colossus with Feet of Clay
With a 1.6-point increase in vote share, the Labour party more than doubled its electoral results in the 2024 general election, obtaining a landslide victory with a majority of 411 MPs. The Labour electoral success is undeniable; however, these very results actually suggest that this triumph is a colossus with feet of…

Author: Vitaliy Senotrusov – Master’s degree student, Faculty of World Economic and International Affairs HSE University (Moscow)
Over the past few decades, environmental degradation has become one of the most pressing issues confronting the People's Republic of China, coinciding with its rapid economic expansion and industrial…

Alisa Chadenkova – Master’s degree student, Faculty of World Economic and International Affairs HSE University (Moscow), 
Khan Muhammad Ikram – Master’s degree student, Faculty of World Economic and International Affairs HSE University (Moscow),
Anton Muftakhov – Master’s degree student, Faculty of World Economic…

Author: Wireko Derrick Adu-Gyamfi – Master’s degree student, Faculty of World Economic and International Affairs, HSE University (Moscow)
Benedict Richard O’Gorman Anderson challenged Marxist expectations of nationalism, arguing that nationalism is not a political ideology but a cultural construct, influenced by historical processes…

Author: Alina Malysh - Master’s degree student, Faculty of World Economic and International Affairs, HSE University (Moscow)
Cooperation between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) began with the establishment of dialogue between the two sides after the end of the Cold War. In 1994, when the ASEAN Regional Forum…

Author: Ebou Njie – Master’s degree student, Faculty of World Economic and International Affairs, HSE University (Moscow)
Africa-Summit Partnership has recently gained traction within the field of international relations. Over the last couple of years, numerous summits have been held between African states and other powerful organizations…

The world’s economic institutions are facing a quiet but profound crisis. For decades, they have offered sophisticated theories and complex models, yet they have consistently failed to solve the most basic challenge facing economically trapped nations: creating widespread, meaningful jobs by unleashing entrepreneurial energy.
BRICS nations now…

Authors: Eugene F. Arokiasamy and Nao Margaret Samuel
Senator Jaziri Alkaf Abdillah Suffian, Chairman of the International Bureau of Bersatu Malaysia, is emerging as one of the most consequential voices shaping Malaysia’s future foreign engagement. With a leadership style rooted in inclusion, multilateral partnerships, and cultural…

The world is facing a major turning point: a universal struggle to achieve economic growth while upholding truth, integrity, and justice. Political promises have become untrustworthy, leading to mounting debt and failing systems. In this new, AI-centric era, the lack of credible long-term SME growth strategies reveals a crisis in Western economic…