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Reform of the EU Electricity Market Design: A Step in the Right Direction?
Energy prices have increased significantly since 2021 due to demand transformations in the post-Covid-19 pandemic period and Russia’s war on Ukraine adversely affecting European...
Will Fostering Like-Mindedness Save the Rules-Based Global Order?
In 2021, the European Union published its Joint Communication on strengthening the EU’s contribution to rules-based multilateralism—its strategy to protect the global rules-based order...
Qatar’s Balkan Strategy: Why the North Macedonia Partnership Matters in Europe’s New Geopolitics
Diplomacy is now possible for a range of actors beyond the large states in today's evolving international system. Smaller states are becoming more and...
Khamenei’s Funeral Was More Than a Farewell—It Was a Message to the Region
The funeral of former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei symbolized a strong national stance against the United States and Israel, indicating that their...
What Takaichi’s Visit Reveals About the Limits of India-Japan Cooperation
Most commentary on Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s first visit to India, her three-day trip to New Delhi from July 1 to 3, culminating in...
Why Adversaries Don’t Need to Win a War to Weaken America
As America marks its 250th birthday this summer, the celebrations come amid growing public skepticism about the health of American democracy. In the spring...
The (domestic) problem with Armenia’s recent elections
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has been re-elected to another term after being victorious in his country’s 7 June elections. His re-election is a...
Gaza’s 1,000 Days: The Ceasefire That Cannot Become a Peace
On July 2nd, Gaza's Government Media Office issued the grim arithmetic of a war that had just crossed its thousandth day: 73,066 dead, more...
Europe’s Pragmatic Betrayal: How Human Rights Became Negotiable
European officials met with Taliban regime representatives in Brussels last month. The meetings were quiet, focused on practical issues like migration and counterterrorism, and...
How Ukraine Became Europe’s Most Important — and Ignored Defense Lesson
Europe's defense transformation is not a spending problem that more money will solve, rather it’s a doctrinal crisis, and the gap between the warfare...