In a more uncertain global environment, France has the ability to provide Germany with the security guarantees it needs. The French president would do well to link these with his economic reform ambitions, writes Angelos Chryssogelos.

The new issue of The World Today asks how Putin can celebrate the centenary of 1917 without driving the Russian people back to the barricades.

John Nilsson-Wright examines what the North Korean leader is hoping to achieve with his nuclear weapons programme.

Haid Haid and Lina Khatib speak with Assaad al-Achi, executive director of civil society organization Baytna Syria, about the impact of sanctions on NGOs and ordinary Syrians – and how the regime circumvents them.

Mohammed bin Salman feels no pressure to reform his country's politics – but the opposition he faces won't be muted forever, writes Jane Kinninmont.

Policymakers must take action immediately to mitigate the risk of severe disruption at certain ports, maritime straits, and inland transport routes, which could have devastating knock-on effects for global food security, according to a major new report.