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The geography of dependence
Suez, the energy shock and the Red Sea: how Britain has tried to protect the connections on which its prosperity depends, and why protection has not removed vulnerability.
THE SEPTEMBER EDITIONIssue 01 · 2026
The big idea / Britain & the world
The art of choosing
what matters.
From the Integrated Review to a NATO-first defence policy: what Britain’s decisions in 2021–2025 reveal about ambition, dependence and the ability to deliver.
Read the cover essay ↗
On strategy, restraint, and the patient work of influence.Illustration: Statecraft / AI-assisted
New analysisBritain, Israel & Palestine
11 September 2026
11 September 2026
From condemnation to consequence: Britain’s settlement policy and the struggle over international order
Can settlement restrictions turn a legal position into diplomatic influence? Britain’s policy shift, the history behind it, and the tests of success.
The long view.
All essays ↗
In focus / The international order
What can diplomacy
still achieve?
Institutions deserve neither automatic deference nor reflexive dismissal. A closer look at the work that happens after the summit ends.
Diplomacy in an age of fragmentation ↗A wider perspective.
Look beyond the obvious actorsA seat at the table is only the beginning
The African Union’s G20 seat, the politics of debt and climate finance, and Britain’s uneven response to demands for a more equal international order.
Read the essay ↗UN photograph: Mojnsen / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Displayed cropped.
