Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye: A New Power Bloc in the Making?
Easier said than done: Can the Mecca Pact evolve into a real alliance? A difficult road lies ahead.
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How Is Japan's Takaichi Rewriting the Indo-Pacific Map?
While Washington debates tariffs and Beijing expands its influence, Japan has quietly been redesigning the Indo-Pacific.
How Islands Shape Maritime Control in the Strait of Hormuz
The Islands Behind Iran's Hormuz Strategy: Strategic islands, the tunnels beneath hormuz and maritime chokepoints.
Can AI Help Feed the World?
Beyond the US–China AI race, a different future for artificial intelligence.
The Software Ate the Battlefield
How NATO's $40 Billion Drone Push Signals a New Logic of War.
Why More Defence Spending May Not Make Europe Stronger: Italy's Vision for NATO
The question is not how much Europe spends, but what it buys, from whom, and whether that spending delivers strategic sovereignty—or merely a more expensive form of dependence.
The Europeanisation of NATO: Why Ankara 2026 could be a turning point
“Europeanisation of NATO”, or “NATO 3.0” envisages adapting the Alliance to new geopolitical realities by increasing the role of European states in deterrence, defence, and strategic leadership.
The Gulf's Economic Diversification: Big Dreams, Harsh Realities
The Gulf's capital-intensive diversification drive faces two critical vulnerabilities: rising geopolitical risks and continued dependence on U.S. technology supply chains.
As Oxford Enters the Summer: An Update from the Oxford Geopolitics Initiative
As summer begins in Oxford, we reflect on a term of events, publications, and growing momentum at the Oxford Geopolitics Initiative.
Can Britain afford rearmament? Between strategic ambitions and fiscal constraints
The UK currently finds itself at one of the most crucial moments in the strategic debate on defence and security policy since the end of the Cold War.