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A Unique International Relations Programme for Decision Makers LSE IDEAS, a centre for the study of international affairs, brings together academics and policy-makers to think strategically about world events. The Executive MSc International Strategy and Diplomacy programme is a one-year degree designed to enhance the strategic vision and negotiation skills of professionals from the public, private or NGO sectors working in an international environment. The programme has been tailored so that you can accelerate your career while holding a demanding position in the public or private sector. “Right from the first week I was able to apply the lessons I had learnt to our operational and policy work and to coach my teams to look at issues differently.” —Dame Karen Pierce UK Ambassador to the United States CONTACT US ideas@lse.ac.uk lse.ac.uk/ideas in
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The Spring Issue From the Editor 18 Cover story A new Middle East Iran and its proxies are weak. Can Saudi Arabia seize its moment? Lina Khatib Israel must not risk annexing millions of Palestinians Yair Golan The struggle to unite Syria’s armed factions into a new army Rahaf Aldoughli Features 12 Trump’s first 50 days Chatham House experts digest the the US president’s whirlwind start 16 Interview: Kajsa Ollongren The former Netherlands defence minister on how Europe might wean itself off US military support 30 UK resilience Nordic lessons in how to prepare for the worst Robin Potter 33 Climate change Britain should collaborate with China to cut greenhouse emissions Chris Aylett 34 Japan’s war re-enactors Glorifying an imperial past 80 years after Hiroshima Christopher Bobyn 40 Korea Kim Jong Un delights in Seoul crisis Edward Howell 41 The Conversation Alex Krasodomski and Carl Miller on Europe and America’s digital decoupling 43 Artificial intelligence Can DeepSeek end US dominance? Chris Stokel-Walker 45 Pandemic treaty How to keep health equity alive Ebere Okereke 46 Argentina ‘Chainsaw economics’ won’t cut it Monica de Bolle 48 Ukraine’s diaspora Should they stay away or return? Olga Tokariuk Regulars 5 The Briefing Donald Tusk’s test; Nigerian corruption; Energy infrastructure 50 Postcard from Greenland Forging our path to independence Aka Hansen 53 CIA Book Club Smuggled texts that outfoxed KGB Charlie English 56 Book reviews From diplomacy to far-right terror 58 The debrief ‘Working in Ukraine shaped me’ Samir Puri Welcome to the spring issue of The World Today. Has there been a first 50 days in power like the start of Donald Trump’s second presidency? We invited five Chatham House programme heads to analyse the dizzying barrage of executive orders and policy pronouncements that have upended the international order. On Trump’s Ukraine interventions, former Dutch defence minister (and Chatham House associate fellow) Kajsa Ollongren says his outreach to Russia is ‘extremely risky’ for European security. Their assessments are just one part of the institute’s response to Trump 2.0 – be sure to visit the Chatham House website for more expert analysis of this epochal moment in global affairs. The Middle East , where Trump has also intervened, has experienced a tumultuous 17 months since the October 7 attack by Hamas on Israel. In our cover package, Lina Khatib delves into the strategic opportunity that Iran’s relative weakness presents Saudi Arabia, Yossi Mekelberg speaks to Israeli opposition leader Yair Golan about alternative directions for the country, and Rahaf Aldoughli asks if Syria’s new leadership will be able to unite the country’s armed factions. Three years after Russia’s fullscale invasion of Ukraine, its effects remain profound. Olga Tokariuk talks to Ukrainian refugees torn between returning home and staying put in host countries. Developing societal resilience to hybrid threats has become an urgent issue – Robin Potter asks what Britain can learn from the Nordic countries. Elsewhere, Alex Krasodomski and Carl Miller discuss the possible decoupling of Europe and the US over socialmedia regulation. Chris Aylett urges the British government to collaborate with China on emissions-reduction policy. And there’s much more ... Mike Higgins Mhiggins@chathamhouse.org The World Today is also at www.theworldtoday.org, X, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and Bluesky

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A Unique International Relations Programme for Decision Makers

LSE IDEAS, a centre for the study of international affairs, brings together academics and policy-makers to think strategically about world events. The Executive MSc International Strategy and Diplomacy programme is a one-year degree designed to enhance the strategic vision and negotiation skills of professionals from the public, private or NGO sectors working in an international environment. The programme has been tailored so that you can accelerate your career while holding a demanding position in the public or private sector.

“Right from the first week

I was able to apply the lessons I had learnt to our operational and policy work and to coach my teams to look at issues differently.” —Dame Karen Pierce UK Ambassador to the United States

CONTACT US ideas@lse.ac.uk lse.ac.uk/ideas in

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