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Germany’s 2029 Reckoning: Without More Innovation, NATO’s Eastern Flank Remains Exposed
The clock that only the Kremlin can stop
A single year now governs German defence planning: 2029. The nation’s top military officer estimates Russia could...
Germany’s F126 Cancellation and the Structural Limits of European Naval Procurement
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has announced that Germany has officially cancelled procurement of the F126-class frigate. This decision follows numerous issues plaguing the...
Beyond Tariffs: Why Trust, Not Trade, Will Determine the Success of the India–EU FTA
Authors: John Clarke and Suryaprabha Sadasivan
When India and the European Union concluded their Free Trade Agreement in New Delhi earlier this year, much of...
Turkey, Syria and Ukraine: Strategic Hedging in the Near East
The war that the United States and Israel launched against Iran in February has left a great many consequences in its wake. It greatly...
The Middle East Between: De-escalation and Regional Reconfiguration
The history of international relations shows that the most enduring crises do not end when an agreement is signed, but when a new balance...
South Korea’s Tactical Nuclear Question: Lessons from West Germany
During the Cold War, West Germany faced a dilemma that now feels increasingly familiar to South Korea. It was a frontline U.S. treaty ally,...
Zelensky Pressures Belarus Over Support for Russian Drone Operations
Diplomatic sparring between Ukraine and Belarus escalated sharply on 19 June, when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky demanded that Belarus dismantle communications infrastructure allegedly used...
A Civilian Façade: Riyadh’s Push to Rebrand Burhan Collapses on His Record
Saudi Arabia is quietly trying to build a civilian political base around Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, according to Africa Intelligence,...
The Cost of the Cloud: AI’s Environmental Footprint in Latin America
Artificial intelligence is often presented as the next great technological revolution. Governments promote it as a pathway to innovation, businesses celebrate its economic potential,...
Trump’s Foreign Policy Doctrine Is Taking Shape: The Strategic Logic of America First 2.0
Half way through 2026, the world has already experienced a whirlwind of geopolitical change under the seismic foreign policy shifts enacted by US President...