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Why the EU’s Russian LNG Ban Will Outlast the Hormuz Winter
The Item Missing From the Agenda
On Monday, the Irish Council presidency sent energy ministers its options paper for their meeting in Luxembourg on 29...
Syria: The Strategic Implications of Becoming the Hormuz Bypass
Intelligence Assessment: The Iran war has turned Syria from a sanctions case into transit infrastructure that Iraq, Turkey, the Gulf and Washington all need,...
Europe Is Spending More on Defence. Can It Buy Together?
European countries spent €115 billion on defence equipment in 2025, but only about a quarter of that spending involved joint purchases. The question is...
Why Egypt May Enter the Saudi-Yemen Conflict: Sisi’s Strategic Calculations Explained
Egypt's parliament is set to vote next week on a proposal to allow the armed forces to assist Saudi Arabia against attacks from Yemen's...
France’s Unrest Exposes Macron’s Deepening Crisis in His Final Months in Power
France is experiencing severe civil unrest, leading to a major challenge for President Emmanuel Macron in the final months of his presidency. The recent...
The UN Secretary-General Race: A Leadership Contest Amid Global Divisions
Rebeca Grynspan may be leading the race to become the next United Nations Secretary-General, but victory remains far from certain. The former Costa Rican...
Trump Eases Russia Sanctions: Can Europe Hold the Line Alone?
Two wars that Western capitals have spent years treating as separate theatres have just collapsed into a single energy equation. The US-Israeli war on...
Rubio in Samarkand: Why Central Asia Now Treats US Sanctions as a Bargaining Chip
A Waiver Two Days Before Samarkand
Marco Rubio landed in Samarkand on Sunday for his first trip to Central Asia as secretary of state, with...
Trump-Zelenskiy Clash Puts Ukraine’s Critical US Military Support at Risk
This week has seen a deterioration in the relationship between Ukraine and the United States, primarily due to US threats to reduce intelligence support...
King Mohammed VI and the Architecture of Moroccan Power
Under King Mohammed VI, Morocco has pursued a foreign policy consistently guided by the imperative of preserving its sovereign freedom of action in an...