Appeasement and Stabilitocracy: The EU–Serbia Lithium Deal

Complex Challenges & Resilience Geopolitics Global Agenda Non-Military Security

The EU and Serbia finalised a controversial lithium mining agreement essential for electric vehicle batteries. Amidst Serbia’s alignment with Russia...

Cybersecurity and the Defense Industry Should Become Priorities After NATO’s 2024 Summit

Complex Challenges & Resilience Geopolitics Global Agenda Military Affairs Non-Military Security Strategic Thinking Strategy & Defence

NATO’s 2024 summit is over; as always, it has brought forward multiple topics. Especially given the current turbulent geopolitical and...

The Georgian government delegitimises the protests with deceptive Facebook ads. The President vetoed the bill on “foreign agents”

Geopolitics Non-Military Security

In early April 2024, Georgian Dream, the ruling party in Georgia, pushed through a controversial law on “foreign agents” in...

Euro-elections exposed to populism and disinformation

Global Agenda Non-Military Security

Slovak voter turnout in the past (four) Euro-elections has always been the lowest among all member states. Current polls predict...

Robert Fico in Azerbaijan: Will Slovakia become a bridge between Brussels and Baku?

Geopolitics Global Agenda

The visit of Prime Minister Robert Fico and his delegation to Azerbaijan on 6-7 May 2024 represented a new impetus...

A phoenix or a lame crow. What is the future of the European defence industry?

Military Affairs

Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has served as a stark reminder to Europe that security cannot be taken for granted. More...

Behind the Ballot: Unmasking Influence Narratives in Czechia, Slovakia, and Poland’s EP Races

Non-Military Security

With the June 2024 European Parliament (EP) elections approaching, several political figures and manipulative actors in the Czech Republic, Poland,...

China’s Narratives on Russia’s War on Ukraine in Central Europe

Non-Military Security

The war in Ukraine has placed China in a challenging position in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Poland regarding its...

European Sanctions on Russia: Overview of Implemented Packages and Assessment of Their Effectiveness and Weaknesses

Non-Military Security

After the onset of Russian aggression in Ukraine, the European Union (EU) promptly chose to support Ukraine, not solely through...

Forging a New Path: The EU’s first live military exercise and the future of European defence

Military Affairs

The European Union (EU) conducted its first live military exercise in October. Spearheaded by the Spanish amphibious assault ship Juan...

The European Commission invites Ukraine, Moldova and Bosnia and Herzegovina to join the EU. When will they become Member States?

Global Agenda

The candidate countries under the enlargement policy have anticipated the European Commission’s assessment of their progress toward joining the European...

War in Ukraine: how Ukraine could keep the momentum and not be halted by winter

Military Affairs Strategic Thinking

As Ukraine braces itself for another winter amidst a conflict that has lasted nearly two years, the war’s tactics must...

Has the EU turned its back on Armenia due to the energy deal with Azerbaijan?

Geopolitics Non-Military Security

The long-standing conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh has come to an end, and it appears that the European Union has not been...

The EU must be ready to welcome new members by 2030

Geopolitics

Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has contributed to Ukraine and Moldova gaining candidate status in June 2023, giving a new impetus...

Nuclear resurgence in the EU?

Non-Military Security

Slovakia, France and Belgium have announced the construction of new nuclear units or extending the operation of their nuclear power...

The EU and Tunisia have concluded an agreement to tackle the issue of irregular migration. Does it violate human rights?

Global Agenda

The leaders of the European Union and Tunisia signed an agreement aimed at combating illegal migration and strengthening their economic...

The EU militarily support Ukraine through two European defence funds. We explain their functioning and why the EU massively increases their budgets

Geopolitics Military Affairs

The European Union (EU) institutions have announced the allocation of additional funding to their defence funds – the European Defence...

Infodemic and Societal Resilience in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Poland

Non-Military Security

Although disinformation is hardly a new phenomenon, the internet has enabled the ultimate battle for hearts and minds, and social...

Growing instability in Tunisia. Is another wave of migration to the EU on the horizon?

Geopolitics

Tunisia, the North African country that was the birthplace of the Arab Spring, faces severe political and economic problems. Under...

9 European countries have signed the Ostend Declaration on the massive promotion of wind energy. What exactly does the declaration entail, and what will be its consequences?

Global Agenda Technology and Innovations

The Ostend Declaration reinforces the ambitions of European countries, which have committed to massive wind power generation targets, with an...

On Macron, France, and European autonomy

Geopolitics

On his way back from an official State visit to China, French President Macron urged the EU to reduce dependency...

Hungary deepens energy cooperation with Russia and remains Moscow’s Trojan horse in the European Union

Geopolitics

Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Szijjártó revisited Moscow, where on April 11, he signed a new contract on energy supplies,...

The gradual decline of democracy in India: Musk’s Twitter helps the government censor its critics

Geopolitics Non-Military Security

At the request of the Indian government, Twitter recently blocked more than 100 accounts belonging to prominent politicians, activists and...

Educating the next generation of security and defence experts

Others

In the beginning of March Adapt organized the closing ceremony for the second year of Security Academy, an educational program...

The agreement on normalisation of relations opens the way for Kosovo and Serbia to join the EU. Russian influence may complicate the outcome of the negotiations

Geopolitics Global Agenda

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti met in Ohrid, Macedonia, on Saturday, 18 March, to negotiate...

Assad’s Quakeplomacy

Geopolitics Global Agenda

On February 6 2023, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck southern and central Turkey and northern and western Syria. The quake...

Andreas Umland: Four Challenges Facing a Ukrainian-Russian Truce. Part I: The Constitutional Impasse

Geopolitics Military Affairs

Executive Summary The already heated discussion among policymakers and policy shapers in the West on how the Russian-Ukrainian war could...

The Importance of (Counter)Intelligence: Is the EU Ready to Play the Big Game?

Non-Military Security Technology and Innovations

Download the Long read via link: The Importance of (Counter)Intelligence: Is the EU Ready to Play the Big Game? –...

Andreas Umland: How the West Can Help Ukraine: Three Strategies for Achieving a Ukrainian Victory and Rebirth

Geopolitics Global Agenda Strategic Thinking

Executive Summary The geopolitical salience of the Russia–Ukraine War and the remoteness of Ukraine’s accession to the European Union or...

The EU got to an agreement with Hungary about €18bn aid package for Ukraine

Geopolitics Global Agenda

At the beginning of December, the situation between the European Union and Hungary escalated. After Brussels recommended freezing €7,5 billion...

Armenia and Azerbaijan are one step closer to a peace agreement. What opportunities and possibilities would peace bring for the region and the EU?

Geopolitics

Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of Armenia, and Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan, reached an agreement on mutual recognition of territorial...

Nord Stream pipelines could be damaged as a consequence of a sabotage

Geopolitics Global Agenda Military Affairs Non-Military Security Strategic Thinking Technology and Innovations

Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines were damaged by three explosions on Monday, September 26. Nord Stream...

State of the EU report outlines the future of EU energy policy

Non-Military Security Technology and Innovations

In her State of the Union address, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen paid close attention to energy issues...

Tensions rise in Kosovo as the local Serbs protest. Implementation of the controversial law has been suspended

Geopolitics Non-Military Security

Tensions escalated between Serbia and Kosovo on Sunday, 31 July. Serbian demonstrators blocked roads and shot at Kosovo police officers....

Will Kazakhstan become the key to breaking the EU’s energy dependence on Russia?

Global Agenda Non-Military Security Technology and Innovations

Kazakhstan’s President Tokayev said in early July that the Central Asian country, rich in oil and gas, was keen to...

What happens if Russia stops gas supplies to the EU?

Non-Military Security Technology and Innovations

In response to the imposition of sanctions and the EU’s decision to accelerate the reduction of its dependence on Russian...

EU ́s Strategic Compass and its Implications: What is the Future of European Strategic Sovereignty?

Global Agenda Strategic Thinking

The Strategic Compass represents a major political proposal to prevent the risk of “strategic shrinkage”. Strategic shrinkage refers to three...

Denmark joins the EU’s common defence policy 30 years after opting out

Geopolitics Military Affairs Non-Military Security

Denmark agreed to join the EU’s common security and defence policy in a referendum triggered by Russia’s war in Ukraine....

The Case Against the Concept of Great Power Competition

Global Agenda Strategic Thinking

Great power competition is a trendy concept that frames the current perception of international affairs held by many. As such,...