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...

Syria Teetering on the Edge of Collapse Again: Assad Regime Facing Its Worst Crisis in Years

Geopolitics

Despite the diplomatic achievement of Syria’s readmission to the Arab League in May 2023, the Bashar al-Assad regime currently confronts...

Army officers occupied government buildings, dissolved parliament and imprisoned the president in Gabon. What is behind the latest of the coups in Africa?

Geopolitics Military Affairs

On 30 August, a military coup took place in Gabon. The coup took place shortly after the announcement of the...

Regional instability and uranium market constraints. The consequences of the military coup in Niger may reach beyond the borders of the continent

Geopolitics

On July 26th, Niger, the largest country in West Africa, experienced a military coup that saw the overthrow of democratically...

Syria’s return to the Arab League heralds international recognition of the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad

Global Agenda Non-Military Security

President Bashar al-Assad of the Syrian Arab Republic flew to Saudi Arabia on May 19 to attend the Arab League...

Governments grow cautious of TikTok. Should we be worried?

Non-Military Security

The third largest social media app TikTok, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, has faced widespread criticism over concerns that...

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...

The second coup in Burkina Faso within a year creates the possibility of a rise in Russian influence in Africa

Geopolitics Global Agenda Military Affairs

On Friday, September 30, 2022, army units in the capital of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, began to occupy key positions and...

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...

Ankara threatens to launch a new military operation in northern Syria

Geopolitics Military Affairs

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Monday, May 23, that Ankara would soon launch a new military incursion in...

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,...