Europe

A Hard Right Conundrum in the European Parliamentary Election

A major shift in the political landscape of the European Union (EU) coincided with the June 6–9, 2024, European Parliament elections. There has been...

The Rise of the Middle Corridor

Perhaps the most famous traveler of all times, Marco Polo, marveled about the vast Asian trading network more than 800 years ago, in particular,...

Socialists still hold “key” position in EU parliament

Notwithstanding the drama in France, where President Macron has responded to Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement Nationale coming first in the European elections by calling an early national...

Azerbaijan and COP29: Pioneering the Path to a Sustainable Future

In November 2024, the world will turn its eyes to Baku, Azerbaijan, as it hosts the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the...

“Grain from Ukraine”: A humanitarian success the world must support

Ukraine has been helping vulnerable populations across the world even while faced with an increasingly challenging war of aggression in its own territory –...

A fractured Europe is allowing Putin’s new axis to blossom

When the Berlin Wall fell, a territorial reality was extinguished, but the idea underpinning it remained: authoritarian governance paired with deep suspicion of the...

Autonomous Europe: Threat to the U.S. and Opportunity to China

In recent years, a geopolitical awakening has stirred within Europe, accompanied by a stark realization: the continent’s overreliance on the United States has been...

European Parliament Elections: Everything You Need to Know

The past weekend carried out one of the world's largest elections, concluding the voting for the 10th European Parliament, although not the largest election...

Obstacle to Peace: Why Armenia Needs to Change its Constitution

Speaking at a meeting with parliament speakers of the Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic States in Baku on 6 June, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev reiterated...

Can Zelenskyy’s Swiss Summit bring peace for Ukraine?

From a surprise visit to Asia’s premier security summit, the Shangri-La Dialogue, in Singapore to hopping on flights bound for Qatar, the Philippines and...

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