The Mecca defence pact brings Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan together at a moment when confidence in the U.S.-led regional security architecture has eroded. The regional analysts I have consulted
When Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva warned that “they will try to interfere in the Brazilian elections,” he was not referring only to a diplomatic dispute between Brazil and the U.S. He
Iran’s history reveals a powerful lesson in geopolitics: despite centuries of foreign intervention and imperial ambitions, the country has preserved its sovereignty through resilience, strategic adapt
The sudden mass crossing into Spain’s North African enclave raises questions that Europe cannot afford to dismiss as merely another migration crisis. The timing, Morocco’s behaviour, and the growing s
As EU-China relations sink into mistrust, the European Parliament is attempting to reopen a political channel with Beijing. The question is whether Europe can move beyond bloc confrontation.
In this rare and intellectually rich debate (September 2023, Polish Institute of International Affairs), Singapore’s top diplomat Kishore Mahbubani clashes with a European scholar over two defining issues of our era: the war in Ukraine and the rise of China.
For decades, Europe believed that economic interdependence, international law, and institutions had rendered traditional power politics obsolete. The war in Ukraine has broken that assumption.