Myanmar: Pathways to Peace

The conflicts afflicting Myanmar are far-reaching, complex and difficult to navigate. Between internal instability and largely ineffective diplomatic efforts, resolution seems elusive. CDGA have been in conversation with Diplomats Without Borders and Peking University on the evolving situation in Myanmar. These discussion summaries touch on the nature of Myanmar’s current challenges, and outline various avenues for conflict resolution, both internally and internationally.

03/09/2026

Waging the War Wrong? Rethinking Success in Latin America’s Fight against Organised Crime

Although Latin American governments are taking measures against organised crime, the overall effectiveness of many of these measures is questionable. Alejandro Posado-Tellez examines four assumptions informing state responses to organised crime, and argues that state interventions can substantially weaken an organisation without necessarily producing a corresponding decline in its activities or control.

27/08/2026
Chinese AI language models

Open or Closed? Where Are China’s AI Models Headed?

Chinese government and AI companies have increasingly embraced openness as a key strategy amid the global AI competition. However, due to commercial pressure and associated risks with open-weight models, Beijing is likely to pursue a hybrid and tiered ecosystem where open and closed models coexist. This would allow China to broaden international adoption without giving up the commercial and strategic value of their most advanced models.

15/08/2026
Robots in China

How should the West adapt to a confident China?

While acknowledging China’s ascent to a ‘great power’, the West continues to frame China as a ‘threat’. Jufang Wang & Alan Doss suggest three areas where the West should adapt to an increasingly confident China to avoid conflicts. They argue that a confident China is a global reality for the West to navigate with wisdom, pragmatism and respect.

20/06/2026

A Brief Account | Courts Under Stress

How should judges respond to executive overreach, lack of resources, external pressure, and other attempts at undermining their authority? This account of our roundtable Courts Under Stress explores these and other pressure points on today’s courts from an international perspective.

15/06/2026
Courts and Democracy

A Brief Account | Courts Under Scrutiny: Judges and Democracy

Is judicial resistance appropriate or necessary to check democratic backsliding? Is judicial populism always uncalled for? Can (and should) judges attempt to influence public opinion of the judiciary? This account summarises the key points covered in our recent roundtable, Courts Under Scrutiny: Judges and Democracy.

25/05/2026
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