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As Russia accelerates its annexation of “frozen conflict” regions, the EU must enhance its policy to counter Moscow’s ...
The Trump administration has made clear its distain for the multilateral system. As it reviews US participation, Europeans ...
Ursula von der Leyen and Donald Trump have announced a 15% tariff on most EU goods exported to the US. The compromise has ...
Bulgaria celebrated its entry into the euro zone this month, but inside the country, opposition figures are being arrested ...
The main components of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) agreed on 14 July between Iran and the E3+3 (that is, France, Germany, the UK, China, the US and Russia) is summarised below. An ...
Power is now defined by control over flows of people, goods, money, and data, and via the connections they establish. Only states that see the new map of geopolitical power clearly will be able to… ...
Rogue NATO: The new face of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation The SCO is often seen as the anti-NATO, but Putin will struggle to convince the other members – especially the Central Asian states – ...
Glaciers and geopolitics: Why Iceland matters for European security Iceland may be small, but its strategic importance is vast. As Trump questions NATO commitments, European allies must step up before ...
Iraq’s persistent fault line: The dangers of escalating tensions in Kirkuk Recent escalations in Iraq’s contested Kirkuk province reveal the structural tensions inherent in the coalition government, ...
Yemen’s Houthis have attacked international shipping passing through the Red Sea, majorly disrupting one of the world’s busiest maritime routes and decreasing maritime traffic by 55% since November ...
European policymakers worry about Russian and Chinese integration efforts, which push them to think more strategically about the Eurasian landmass… ...