The Psychological Roots of Democratic Disengagement
When I first became a JST Fellow in 2018 I had a very clear answer to the question: does change come from the topdown or the bottom-up? For years, working…
Long Read | The Technological Limits to Armenia’s Rosatom Decoupling Ambitions
Armenia must decide on its nuclear technology path. The upper-middle-income state in the South Caucasus depends on nuclear energy for upwards of 30% of its energy mix; building a new…
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Gen Z, Agency and Engagement: From Tokenism to Meaningful Collaboration
Young people are often described as the ‘future’, yet they are already shaping political life in the present. We are two young leaders from very different contexts: the UK and…
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Rethinking Democracy: Through the Lens of Culture, Trust and Agency
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Mapping Hybrid Interference: Lessons from Moldova’s 2025 Parliamentary Elections
How Russian influence and hybrid interference shaped Moldova’s pivotal 2025 parliamentary election.
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Gen Z, Agency and Engagement: From Tokenism to Meaningful Collaboration
Young people are often described as the ‘future’, yet they are already shaping political life in the present. We are two young leaders from very different contexts: the UK and…
The Psychological Roots of Democratic Disengagement
When I first became a JST Fellow in 2018 I had a very clear answer to the question: does change come from the topdown or the bottom-up? For years, working…
Long Read | The Technological Limits to Armenia’s Rosatom Decoupling Ambitions
Armenia must decide on its nuclear technology path. The upper-middle-income state in the South Caucasus depends on nuclear energy for upwards of 30% of its energy mix; building a new…
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From Silence to Agency: What Post-Totalitarian Societies Must Learn from Their Stories
There was a time when war took my voice away. When reality becomes unbearable, reflection is reduced into mere observation. Silence ceases to be calm – it turns into the…
How Can We Secure a Healthy Political and Social Order in a Fragmented World?
This article introduces a new series of short essays by JST Fellows – leaders working across Europe, the South Caucasus and Central Asia – exploring how societies can build the…
Expert Briefing | ‘Rhetoric, Disorder, and the Crisis of Democracy’
On 15th June 2026, the Foreign Policy Centre (FPC), the Global Disorder Group at City St. George’s, University of London (City), Shout Out UK (SOUK), and the All-Party Parliamentary Group…
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Op-ed | Devolving to a More Resilient Nation: Lessons From Ukraine
Alex Sobel and Luke Cooper were recently in Gdańsk, Poland, for the Ukraine Recovery Conference where there is a clear and perceptible shift in tone and actions, mirroring our own…
Key Takeaways & Policy Recommendations: Lessons for the UK from a Transnational Influence Battlefield
The contextual and data-driven analyses tell a clear story: Moldova’s 2025 parliamentary election was not merely a consequential national democratic contest but a stress test for Europe’s wider resilience to…
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Long read | Recasting the Golden Horde in Kazakhstan
On 19 and 20 May Astana held a symposium on the Golden Horde, a descendant state of the Mongol Empire.[1] This was not, however, an event limited to academics discussing…
Op-ed | Armenia’s 2026 Parliamentary Election and the Future of the South Caucasus
The upcoming Armenian elections are often framed as a choice between Russia and the West. In reality, the outcome will shape the country's evolving relationship with Russia, the West, and…
Op-ed | After the Locals: How Reform and the Greens Could Reshape Foreign Policy
The local elections have shown how politically fragmented the UK has become in recent years. Both Labour and the Conservatives – the traditional parties of Government – have lost out.…
Op-ed | International Aid as a Line of Defence: What Happens to Human Security Without Soft Power?
Securitisation of foreign (and domestic) policy is leading to a prioritisation of hard power approaches over civilian-led, soft power approaches, leaving many wondering about the future. As Europe rearms in…
Inside the No Kings Movement: A Conversation about Protest in Today’s America
Since President Donald Trump was inaugurated for his second term, a protest movement called ‘No Kings’ has been gaining steam in the United States. Millions of people are estimated to…
Op-ed | World Health Day: Reimagining UK Leadership in Global Health
The 7 April marks World Health Day, with this year’s theme: “Together for Health. Stand with Science.” The United Kingdom has long excelled at the latter. As a global leader…
Op-ed | How the UK Fuels Child Undernutrition in Low- and Middle-Income Countries by Enabling Illicit Finance
This article is co-published by the Foreign Policy Centre and Bond Examining the devastating consequences of the UK’s complicity in trade-related illicit financial flows New research published by Results…