The Case for the Relevance of Multilateral Summits

With the Covid-19 pandemic forcing much of our lives online, many scholars wondered if diplomacy would also transform into a digital phenomenon. In this article, Eva questions whether multilateral summits are still fundamental to diplomacy, arguing that these in-person occaisons are essential for harmonious international relations as they “trigger the mass public’s attention and can be strategically used as a means of public diplomacy

Analysis: the “R***** Report”

With the ‘Russia Report’ finally being released on Tuesday July 21st, to the author it is apparent that the escalation of tensions between Russia and the UK ‘is already well underway – indeed, it has been for more than a decade’. With Putin’s goal being ’the fostering of division and chaos in the West’, swift government action may be essential for national security.