The UK’s Leadership Transition in Context
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak needs to overcome multiple domestic and foreign policy challenges for the Conservatives to retain power in the 2024 general elections.
- Anandita Bhada
- 2023 |
- Issue Brief
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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak needs to overcome multiple domestic and foreign policy challenges for the Conservatives to retain power in the 2024 general elections.
Science diplomacy can be used effectively to address critical challenges facing the South Asian region.
The petrodollar system that came into existence in the 1970s has come under stress, with oil being traded increasingly in non-US denominated currencies.
The Ukraine crisis, shifting geopolitical alliances in the Indo-Pacific and Western-imposed economic sanctions on Russia have strengthened China–Russia cooperation in the Arctic.
Xi’s visit to Riyadh builds on the strong economic engagements between China and Saudi Arabia.
The efficacy of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure will depend on the member-states’ ability to focus on countering terrorism concerns while managing their divergent regional interests.
Border clashes and failure to act against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have led to rising tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
China is making increasing use of advanced technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), among others, to modernise the People’s Liberation Army.
Russia’s partial mobilisation has also had regional domestic repercussions, especially so in the Central Asian Republics.
Technology as an Arbiter of the US–China great power rivalry is starkly visible in both countries' recently released national security documents.



