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NATO Defense Industry Forum: What is NATO Procuring with Türkiye?
The irony of geo-political history is that circumstances shift drastically even for a hegemon. Türkiye joined the US F-35 program as a NATO member...
Third ‘Term’ Lucky? Assessing Democratic Backsliding in Trump’s America
President Trump’s periodic mentions of attempting a third presidential run have largely been dismissed as jokes throughout the last decade. Recently, however, these instances...
Cairo’s Shadow War in Sudan: Drones, Borders and a Fading Army Ally
Egypt has moved from rhetorical backing of Sudan’s army to active enabler of its war effort, with a covert drone hub on Egyptian soil...
Maritime Security is Europe’s Next Strategic Test
Authors: Iren Marinova & Gabriella Gricius*
Europe has spent the past decade learning how to provide maritime security abroad. The EU, specifically, has made substantial...
Ceuta and Melilla: Why the U.S. and China Are Watching Morocco-Spain Tensions
The interest of Chinese intelligence, military, political, and strategic circles in the current state of increasing American interest in the cities of Ceuta and...
The Only Way South
A new railway, a sixteen-year coal supply arrangement and a renewed yuan swap line do not suggest that China is preparing to annex Mongolia....
Ten years, seven prime ministers: What Keir Starmer’s resignation means for the UK’s foreign policy
When Andy Burnham entered 10 Downing Street on July 20, it was as the UK’s seventh prime minister in a decade. As the product...
Who Brokers When the Forums Fail
The way states reach one another is changing. For most of the period since 1945, conflict diplomacy was organised institutionally, through seats, mandates and...
China’s Strategy in Ceuta and Melilla: How Beijing Could Use the Spain-Morocco Migration Crisis
China can leverage its efforts to address the border migration crisis between Spain and Morocco by promoting humanitarian diplomacy, funding border development projects, and...
Beyond Data Centers: How Nickel Could Move Indonesia Up ASEAN’s AI Value Chain
I recently travelled to Sorowako, South Sulawesi, for a corporate social responsibility programme supported by Vale Indonesia. I helped local journalists use artificial intelligence...