Trade has shifted from a tool of connectivity to a weapon in the geopolitical competition between the US and China, finds a research report from LSE IDEAS.

The Embassy of Israel in India in collaboration with Indian security forces conducted a joint security drill in New Delhi last week. The primary objective of this drill was to assess and synchronize the readiness of security forces to counter potential future threats effectively.

Biofuel policies cause price volatility of vegetable oil to increase significantly, research from ESSEC Business School has found, raising concerns around the risks to food security.

The G7 must focus its attention in three directions if it is to survive growing opposition to democratic values around the world, says Raffaele Trombetta, Visiting Professor in Practice at LSE IDEAS.

Birth rates are falling, but education and health investments can compensate to some extent, finds new research by Vienna University of Economics and Business.

The Islamic State in Khorasan has proven strikingly resilient in response to Taliban crackdowns, a new strategic update from LSE IDEAS, the LSE’s foreign policy think tank, finds.