More: Geopolitics
The Return of Great-Power Spheres of Influence
After decades of a rule-based international order built on the principle of national sovereignty and territorial integrity and equal interactions based on multilateralism, which...
The One That Came Out on Top: How Iran Won the Conflict
The Iranians have come out on top after the conflict. They have demonstrated themselves as a pure and united nation by not dividing into...
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan in the Race for Rare Earths Strategic Cooperation in Central Asia
Central Asia in the Global Rare Earth Race
As Washington and Beijing have escalated their trade confrontation, the rare earth sector has emerged as one...
The Return of the Rivalry: Latin America in the New Great Power Contest
Until not so long ago Latin America had been considered a quiet region, located far from the world's superpower main strategic confrontations, with sporadic...
Why America Cannot Remain a Global Power: The Choice Coming After 2027
This week, Washington faced a choice that it will face repeatedly until it finally makes it explicit. On Monday, the Trump administration demanded NATO...
How Africa Works – Book Review
Overview:
In his new book, How Africa Works: Success and Failure on the World’s Last Developmental Frontier, Studwell offers an insightful, structural analysis of why...
China and the Arab world After 70 Years of Cooperation: Partners, Not Allies
Introduction:
In June 2026, we marked the 70th anniversary of contemporary Arab-Chinese relations—which historically began in the mid-1950s, specifically in 1956. This milestone is of...
The Evolution of OPEC: From Oil Cartel to Crisis Manager
Origins of OPEC and the Oil Shocks
OPEC was initially formed in 1960 by Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela to protect the national...
Why Belarus Is Now Europe’s Most Dangerous Flashpoint
Alexander Lukashenko had quite an unusual week. On June 19, Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave him a public ultimatum: remove the Russian signal relay stations on...
The De-Americanisation of European Defense?
The second Trump administration has recentred the military within elite security discourse, upping the ante on defense spending. This trend spilled over into the...