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Staying in Neutral: China’s Middle East Policy Problem
China has made a conscious effort to be even-handed in the Middle East, wary of choosing to come down on one particular side. However, this stance is unlikely to change while Beijing believes there is little to be gained from a more proactive policy. Listen ⇢
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Roundup: Our top 5 posts on American foreign policy
Compared to the past century and in the midst of a changing world order, the US’ foreign influence is certainly in decline. But there’s no doubt that America will continue to be a major player on the global stage. Take a look at some of our best posts on its… Listen ⇢
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PS21 Update: Week Ending August 14
PS21 has some more interesting events in the coming weeks. Listen ⇢
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PS21 Insight: What will the new Suez Canal mean for Egypt?
Last Thursday, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi officially dedicated what many are calling ‘the new Suez Canal,’ an expansion that will run parallel to the original canal. In addition to allowing for more traffic to pass through and reducing ships’ waiting times, Sisi claims the ‘new canal’ will grow the… Listen ⇢
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Political risk analysis: an industry fighting wars on two fronts
Political risk analysis is not just summarizing information found on the Internet; it is the result of research, discussions with experts, on the ground experiences and advanced analysis, involving not just raw data, but also a good deal of creativity. Listen ⇢
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Roundup: Our Top 5 Posts on ISIS
The fight against the Islamic State has consistently been in the news for the past year. Take a look at some of our best posts on ISIS to better understand the issue. Listen ⇢
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PS21 Update: Week Ending Aug 7
We’ve been celebrating another milestone at PS21 this week with our first event hosted by the Cabinet Office in London on Tuesday, 4 August. Listen ⇢
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How did London become ground zero for the global plutocracy?
As long as the tide of foreign money sweeping into London is one of the factors pushing up property prices, there is relatively little appetite to change anything. At the end of the day, a very large number of people in the capital stand to benefit from London’s growing reputation… Listen ⇢
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Roundup: Our Top 5 Posts on Social Media
Social media networks have been around for a while, but it’s only in the last decade that they’ve evolved into a tool used by activists and extremist groups alike. Here are our best blog posts on the topic thus far. Listen ⇢
Executive Director, Peter Apps.
Peter Apps is executive director of the Project for Study of the 21st Century (PS21), a global defence columnist for Reuters and presenter of the “Facing Coming Storms” global defence podcast from PS21 and the British Army’s think tank the Centre for Historical Analysis and Conflict Research (CHACR).
