A New EU Deal for the Balkans: Time to Remake the Anteroom
The EU should stop taking its influence in the Western Balkans for granted and re-commit to economic engagement with the region.
The 2018 Bucharest Conference on Terrorism and the Middle East
This year’s Bucharest Conference on Terrorism and the Middle East explored regional security issues from the perspectives of experts from Iran, Syria, and Russia.
Unintended Consequences Abound with New US Sanctions on Syria
The US ‘Caesar sanctions,’ aimed at forcing the Assad regime to negotiate, could potentially further immiserate the country’s long-suffering people.
Supply Chains, New Geographies and Canada
Post-COVID reshuffles of global supply chains are giving rise to a new iteration of geopolitics.
Trump’s Iran Policy: Everything Old is New Again
Trump hawkish turn away from the Obama-era balanced approach toward Iranian relations is reminiscent of George W. Bush’s “Axis of Evil.” It didn’t work then and it won’t work now.
GPM Oil Report: A New Plunge in Oil Prices?
Producers have looked on in horror as crude plunges towards $40 a barrel, but we’re not at the bottom yet.
COVID-19: Time to Rethink International Peace & Security
In a world ravaged by COVID-19, multilateralism is the only path leading back to global prosperity.
China’s Solomon Islands Deal and the New Geopolitics
A new security deal between China and the Solomon Islands is the latest reflection of a global order in flux.
Nord Stream Two: Implications for Europe
The construction of the long-discussed Nord Stream Two pipeline would have geopolitical ramifications that reverberate beyond Ukraine.
England’s COVID-19 Variant Struggle: A Preview of Things to Come?
Despite its locking down harder and longer than ever before, England has met with diminishing returns on controlling daily case counts.