by Betty Wehtje | Sep 14, 2022 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
Background On August 2, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made a controversial visit to Taiwan while on a tour in Asia to show support for US Allies. At the beginning of her trip in Singapore on July 31, there was no mention of a visit to Taiwan. However, speculations...
by Mats Radeck | Aug 31, 2022 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Political & Hybrid Warfare
Introduction Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has moved the topic of defence to the epicentre of the political debate in the transatlantic zone. Responding to the new circumstances, the German government recently announced a massive scale-up of the country’s defence...
by Florentina Drobota | Jul 4, 2022 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
While the discussions and musings on “strategic autonomy” after Brexit flooded corridors of EU, the brutal invasion of Ukraine by Russia brought back memories of Cold War. The war unleashed all sorts of strategic thinking at EU, NATO and European capitals. Naturally,...
by Ilyas Gülenç | Jun 24, 2022 | Energy Security, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Policy Brief
Green or Brown Future for The World: Geopolitical Dimensions of The Eu Green Deal by İlyas Gülenç* June 24, 2022 | 13 min read Rising energy prices, ongoing negative impacts of the pandemic, and dependence on Russian natural gas have created a harsh political...
by Dr. Vira Ratsiborynska | Jun 3, 2022 | Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Research
In a period of geopolitical shocks, intensifying competition, regional shifts, external pressures, and rapid changes in the security environment, it is important to pay attention to instability drivers and threats that can affect the EU and NATO and their partners....
by Florentina Drobota | May 20, 2022 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
On April 24 2022, the second round of the French presidential elections took place with a 28% vote abstention rate.[1] In the first round of the elections, this rate was even lower, at 26.31%. The strong competition between France’s two historical parties goes a...
