IRGC Main Player in Iran’s Amini Protests
The IRGC lies at the heart of the current Iranian regime and – unlike the ‘morality police’ – the path to any long-lasting revolutionary success for the protesters runs through its sprawling web of vested interests.
Is Japan’s New National Security Strategy a Paradigm Shift?
Responding to a shifting geopolitical context, Japan’s new NSS weds proactive deterrence and cooperation to an exclusively nationally defence-oriented policy.
The EU and Poland’s Struggle over Rule of Law
Warsaw must honour its commitments to Brussels so that it can continue to guide the coming hours in Europe.
Russia and the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War
Untangling the web of geopolitical interests behind Moscow’s approach to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Malaysia: Another Crisis Looming?
Malaysia’s ethnic and religious minorities are being pushed to the margins by an ascendant Malay mainstream, with potentially destabilizing consequences.
London: Two Cities, Two Messages to China
China and the UK have agreed a scheme which allows companies from both countries to dual list on the Shanghai and London Stock Exchanges. Financiers have hailed it as a milestone but politically, the UK’s relationship with China remains complicated - especially now that Britain’s minister for Asia has been suspended for alleged violent conduct.
Greenland and the Arctic ‘Great Game’
The blunt manner of President Trump’s pitch to buy Greenland might have been ridiculous, but the geopolitical rationale behind it certainly isn’t.
All Those Croatian Presidents
A brief recap of those who preceded newly elected president Zoran Milanović.
Soldiers of Peace: A Peruvian Blue Helmet in MINUSCA
Discussing Peru’s peacekeeping legacy, the importance of female blue helmets, and the fate of the UN’s current mission in the Central African Republic.