Europe faces complex challenges around the future direction of energy policy and is tasked with ensuring secure and climate-friendly energy, as well as a competitive energy market.

The internet has made it possible to collect large amounts of personal data at low cost.

The Iran nuclear deal marks a potential shift in the future geopolitics of the MENA region.

After brief talk of a possible delay, Myanmar’s historic general election scheduled for 8 November looks to go ahead as planned, the country’s first elections since a nominally civilian government was introduced in 2011.

After brief talk of a possible delay, Myanmar’s historic general election scheduled for 8 November looks to go ahead as planned, the country’s first elections since a nominally civilian government was introduced in 2011.

Increasingly, sectarian narratives associated with conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa are shaping community relations across the region.

Increasingly, sectarian narratives associated with conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa are shaping community relations across the region.

The November issue of International Affairs will focus on the United Nations, coinciding with the organization’s 70th anniversary.

The November issue of International Affairs focuses on the United Nations, coinciding with the organization’s 70th anniversary. To mark the issue’s launch, three of the contributors will examine the UN’s history and consider its future role.

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have measurably reduced the worldwide burdens of poverty, hunger and disease since 2000.