It is no secret that Turkey is an important partner to the EU – or what Brussels would call a “strategic” partner. As crises multiply and the EU faces an increasingly volatile geopolitical environment, from security and defence to migration and…
Published November 06, 2026 ANKARA: Turkiye’s parliament has ratified the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement, a collective security pact between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye, clearing the way for Ankara to send military support to Riyadh amid attacks by Houthis against the kingdom.
Business Day Global leftist resurgence opens space for SA to pursue foreign policy priorities Shift eases supporting Palestine and engaging with Brics while diminishing the influence of Trump-aligned white right A few weeks ago, Donald Trump was the swaggering president…
Hoover Institution (Stanford, CA)— What explains a ruling family’s grip on power in North Korea, a rising new founding narrative in Saudi Arabia, and the failure of diplomatic solutions in Israel? Each of those instances involves a nation-state applying history…
The forum titled “Global Transformations and Regional Dynamics: Central Asia in the Emerging International Order” focuses on the changes in the global political and economic system, the intensification of geopolitical competition, and the impact of these processes on the region.
BLiTZ - Fears None But God Europe’s green energy transition: How China is turning renewable power into geopolitical influence Europe’s transition towards renewable energy was supposed to mark a historic turning point: a shift away from fossil fuel dependence towards a…
Download version in PDF (EN) Former French President Jacques Chirac – 2008 Among the world's three poorest countries, Niger has only benefited from around 12% of the market value of the uranium produced, scoring the worst human development indicators in the fields of…
Fresh from a landslide reelection victory, Saipan Mayor Ramon “RB” Camacho is setting his sights on making the island safer and cleaner while confronting a struggling economy, shrinking government resources, illegal drugs, and the challenge of getting residents more involved…
Strikes on Iran resumed this week in what the U.S. claimed was a limited defensive response. But as rumors hint at more ahead, it is worth remembering: Iran does not have to defeat the United States militarily to win strategically. It…
In today’s geopolitical turbulence, with the repositioning of the U.S. and assertiveness of China and Russia, the possibilities for effective action by middle powers are both expanding and constrained When, early in October, this writer found himself in Berlin, addressing…
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