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A tale of two Martian cities

What is the right governance model for future Martian settlements? Thomas Gangale examines two very models for how peopl...

When emigration helps bad rulers survive

A new book finds links between mass migration and democratic backsliding worldwide

Hurricane Trump threatens to blow China off course

Chinese elites do not agree on who may win from the war in Iran

Over 3,000 protests staged across US on one month of strikes against Iran, scale 'suggests mounting public dissatisfaction that risks more chaos': expert

The legal aspects of outer space settlers and settlements

Any future with humans living permanently in space raises some key legal issues. Dennis O'Brien explores those issues, f...

The future of Africa will be shaped by investment rather than aid

Foreign and African firms are giving the continent reasons for hope

America’s failing gunboat diplomacy

Like some fusty old imperialist, Donald Trump is flummoxed by foreigners

If China returns to the Moon first, will Americans care?

Many in the space community believe the United States is in a race with China to land the next humans on the Moon, with ...

Gulf states are burning through interceptors

The pace far outstrips that seen in Ukraine. Stocks are under severe pressure

Cyber fallout from the Iran war: What to have on your radar

The cybersecurity implications of the war in the Middle East extend far beyond the region. Here’s where to focus your de...

Nearly 4.9 million visits from Taiwan to mainland in 2025 with one-third made by young people: CPPCC member

China's 2026 defense budget set at 1.94 trillion yuan: spokesperson

India has much to lose from a world in chaos

Not long ago, India was cocky about handling an unpredictable America. No longer

Sednit reloaded: Back in the trenches

The resurgence of one of Russia’s most notorious APT groups

Can Ukraine help defeat Iran’s drone swarms?

Thousands of Shaheds are raining down on the Gulf

Risky Business #827 -- Iranian cyber threat actors are down but not out

On this week’s show, Patrick Gray, Adam Boileau and James WIlson discuss the week’s cybersecurity news. They cover: The ...

Binyamin Netanyahu is the big winner from the Iran war, for now

To avoid a row with Donald Trump, Western allies are endorsing Israeli theories of war

The War Room newsletter: Do ceasefires actually work?

Richard Cockett, a senior editor, considers whether one is possible in Ukraine

Who speaks for the Muslim world?

There are many contenders, but Turkey’s president leads the pack

A stay-calm plan to save the world

Alas, almost no foreign leader is as reasonable as Finland’s president, Alexander Stubb

The War Room newsletter: What is Donald Trump’s aim for Iran?

Shashank Joshi, our defence editor, analyses the president’s options

We can build cities on the MoonÑbut who will govern them?

As companies follow the lead of countries in returning humans to the Moon, it raises new questions of governance of thos...

When Iran took the Internet hostage, Elon Musk held the keys

Protestors in Iran turned to Starlink to maintain connection with the outside world when the government restricted Inter...

Donald Trump’s envoys failed to reassure Europe

A gathering of world leaders in Munich shows how trust has collapsed

Tame the wolf, release the panda: The case for US-China space cooperation

For 15 years, the Wolf Amendment has severely restricted US-China civil space cooperation. Jimin Park makes the case tha...

Update: Zelensky's ex-chief of staff Yermak to represent Ukrainian athlete in IOC case, lawyer says

Heraskevych, who is expected to be represented by Yermak, said on Feb. 10 that he had been barred from using a custom he...

Are liberal values a luxury the West cannot afford?

Yes, China has impressive high-speed trains. That is no reason for the West to adopt iron-fisted rule

China stresses Taiwan at 'core of core interests' after Xi-Trump call; Room for 'relying on US for independence' illusion will only shrink further: expert

Chinese, Iranian diplomats meet before US-Iran nuclear talk; move reflects Teheran's willingness to seek intl support: Chinese expert

America risks a nuclear-arms race with China

Blame an expired treaty with Russia

Uruguayan president visits Great Wall, Palace Museum on 2nd day of China trip; Chinese expert says growing interest in CPC history shows wish to learn from China

Chinese FM holds strategic dialogue with Russia's Shoigu; Wang warns the world 'faces risk of regressing to law of jungle'

Trump claims India will buy Venezuelan oil, welcomes China's investment; Chinese expert notices remarks 'unilateral,' no confirmation from Indian side

Risky Business #822 -- France will ditch American tech over security risks

In this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news. They discuss: La France is tres...

Lots of world leaders are attacking Europe. Why?

Often, Europe-bashing is best explained by domestic politics in America, China and beyond

ESET Research: Sandworm behind cyberattack on Poland’s power grid in late 2025

The attack involved data-wiping malware that ESET researchers have now analyzed and named DynoWiper

What a US military base lost under Greenland’s ice sheet reveals about the island’s real strategic importance

Listen to Paul Bierman, an expert on Greenland’s ice, talk to The Conversation Weekly podcast about the history of the i...

S. Korea's ex-president Yoon sentenced to 5 years in prison over obstruction of justice

Donald Trump used to be risk-averse. Is that changing?

America’s president suddenly seems like a man in a hurry

Building empires in the sky: Effectuating off-Earth territorial expansion using existing legal frameworks

The Outer Space Treaty makes clear that countries cannot claim territory on the Moon or other celestial bodies. Camisha ...