Forecasting Germany’s foreign and defense policy under Chancellor Friedrich Merz
In February 2025, Friedrich Merz became the new Chancellor of Germany after a series of internal political crises that took place in the fourth...
The United States is Pushing Southeast Asia Towards China
The United States' grand strategy of its 'Pivot to Asia' had been stalled since its articulation by the Obama administration in 2011. Donald Trump...
Sovereignty vs. Solidarity: Hungary and the 2015 Refugee Crisis Fallout
Hungary, as part of the EU countries, signed the Geneva Convention in 1951 regarding international refugee law. In addition, as an EU country, they...
Trump at a Crossroads: Has the Anti-War President Become a Warmonger?
The bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities using advanced bombers and massive ordnance marked a turning point in Donald Trump’s presidency, a man who came...
Russia and South Africa: Strategic Friendship or Geopolitical Gamble?
The Valdai Discussion Club, in partnership with the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), will hold the 3rd Russian-African conference titled “Realpolitik in...
Did Trump Really Stop a War?
The assertion that trade diplomacy single-handedly averted a major military conflagration between India and Pakistan in 2025, as recently reiterated, presents a dangerously oversimplified...
Taiwan, U.S., and the World: When Protests Replace Silence
After COVID-19, trust in many governments fell. Russia’s war in Ukraine broke the idea that Europe was safe from big wars. The United States,...
Is Vietnam’s trade deal with the US “surrender agreement”? I don’t think so
After Donald Trump became the U.S. president for a second term, he did everything possible to fulfill the promises he had made to voters...
Trump’s Global Bully Diplomacy: The Failure of a Strategy Built on Coercion
In his second term, Donald Trump has embraced an even more aggressive and theatrical approach to foreign policy—a style that can aptly be called...
Why does the Algerian state harbor such deep hostility toward Morocco?
It is worth underscoring that this question continues to resurface persistently within diplomatic circles and international public opinion, as it puzzles seasoned observers of...