What Is Soft Power in Global Affairs?
Soft power is the ability to get what you want through attraction and persuasion rather than force or payment. This explainer covers how it…
Liam Chen
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#Foreign Policy
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China-UK Trade in 2026: Navigating an Uneasy Relationship
As diplomatic tensions simmer and supply chains shift, the United Kingdom's trade relationship with China in 2026 defies easy…
Emily Chen
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UK-EU Relations in 2026: The Reset That Almost Happened
Five years on from the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, the UK and EU have inched closer than at any point since Brexit — yet the promised…
Rachel Ford
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Economic Sanctions Explained
Economic sanctions are restrictions one country or group imposes to pressure another to change its behaviour. Here are the main types, how…
Liam Chen
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The Suez Crisis 1956: How Britain's Imperial Delusion Ended in Humiliation
In 1956, Britain and France invaded Egypt to seize control of the Suez Canal, only to be forced into a humiliating retreat by American…
Sarah Mitchell
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