Nicholas Ross Smith
Nicholas Ross Smith is a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Canterbury's National Centre for Research on Europe. His research predominately focuses on geopolitical competition in regional settings, but he also has research interests in democracy and land tenure. He is the author of the book EU-Russian Relations and the Ukraine Crisis (out December 2016 with Edward Elgar publishing).

Yes, the world is volatile right now. But don't start packing yet for WWIII
Sabre-rattling between North Korea and the US has prompted a wave of apocalyptic panic. But there are two relationships pivotal to international security, and for the moment they look stable, writes Nicholas Ross Smith.