Ricardo Martins

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PhD in Sociology, specializing in international trade and geopolitics. Utrecht University.

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BBNJ Information Exchange Mechanism: Why Capacity Matters More Than Data

The discussion concerning the future Clearing-House Mechanism (CHM) of the BBNJ Agreement—in simpler terms, the High Seas Treaty—has now reached an important phase. The...

The War That Changed the Middle East: Iran’s Rise as a Regional Power

The confrontation between Iran, Israel, and the United States may mark a strategic turning point in Middle Eastern geopolitics. As Tehran moves from a...

Netanyahu’s Ethnostate and the Greater Israel: A Biblical Mythology or a Geopolitical Project?

Greater Israel: Beyond Biblical Mythology, a Geopolitical Blueprint When Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich talks about expanding Israel’s reach “to Damascus,” or Prime Minister Benjamin...

The Regulatory Superpower Myth: Masking Decline with Rules

The EU increasingly embraces its role as a “regulatory superpower,” exporting rules where it struggles to compete in innovation and economic dynamism. Yet regulation...

In Trump’s Tariff War, India May Hold More Cards Than Washington Thinks

Donald Trump’s decision this month to double tariffs on Indian imports to 50 percent marks the sharpest rupture in US–India trade relations in decades....

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Trump’s Diesel Export Dilemma: Can a Ban Lower Prices Without Deepening the Fuel Crunch?

The surge in US diesel prices is putting growing...

China Draws Red Lines on Taiwan and Human Rights Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit

China has drawn a firm line around Taiwan, human...

The Blackout That Sparked a 55-Nation Satellite Arms Race

At a space-security summit in Paris this month, Novaspace...

When Orientalism Becomes a Career: From James Mill to Jared Kushner

In Benjamin Disraeli’s 1847 novel Tancred, there is a...
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