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Russia’s Grey Zone Strategy is Working and NATO Needs to Adapt
Amidst indecisiveness amongst Western countries to fully exert maximum pressure on Russia after months of failed negotiations, the Kremlin is stepping up hybrid warfare...
France – Is it Time for the Sixth Republic?
Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose
France is facing a social, economic and political crisis not witnessed in almost seven decades. Under the...
Trump Was Right About the UN. Your World Order Is Over.
The United Nations General Assembly’s 80th session was meant to be a sombre assessment of a world on fire. The Sustainable Development Goals are...
Aid cuts are threatening a generation of children’s access to education
Authors: Dr. Faiza Hassan and Petra Heusser*
The foreign aid cuts that have dominated global headlines this year are not just statistics – they have...
Divisions and Delays: Why Europe’s Political Rift Threatens the Euro’s Global Role
Lagarde’s Call for a Stronger Euro
In May 2025, European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde urged Europe’s leaders to seize what she termed a...
Why “How Democracies Die” is the Most Important Book Right Now
In our collective imagination, the death of democracy is a dramatic event: the roar of the tanks in the streets, the seizure of broadcast...
From Peacemaker to Passenger: How Trump’s New Isolationism Is Putin’s Greatest Weapon
After a summer of unexpected diplomatic engagement, President Donald Trump’s foreign policy is undergoing a significant recalibration. Based on a recent Reuters report, the...
The Remaking of the International Order
For the first time since 1945, the liberal international order is being replaced by a fractured world between the West and the Global South....
Europe Can’t Wait: Diplomacy Must Lead the Way
Europe cannot afford to remain a spectator as the world moves rapidly into the era of advanced technologies. The US-UK Agreement serves as a...
Petrodollars for a Nuclear Umbrella: How Riyadh Bought Access to the Islamic Bomb
There is a powerful and strong alliance being formalized in the epicenter of the Middle East, which can alter the regional balance of power...