Vietnam Eyes Lifting of the EU Yellow Card
Vietnam’s fishing industry has made strides in addressing some of the EU’s concerns over IUU; however, there’s still work to be done.
EU Parliament and the Impact of Civil Society on Trade Negotiations
Do internal constraints like the EP and an activist civil society help or hinder the EU Commission in its trade negotiations?
Belarus Crisis: The Geopolitical Stakes for the Major Powers
The Belarus crisis is mainly the result of domestic political tensions. But paradoxically, this is an internal issue that carries a profound international dimension as well.
Mumbai Terrorist Attacks
Wednesday, November 24th's dramatic terrorist attacks and siege of Mumbai, India’s commercial capital, threatens to unravel the precarious progress towards peace between nuclear rivals India and Pakistan.
Belarus Presidential Election: Lukashenko’s Gamble and its Geopolitical Implications
The time has come for Belarusians to choose their president, and the time may soon come for Belarus to pick a side in the geopolitical game going on above its head.
Water Wars: The Next Clash between India and China
The Geopoliticalmonitor’s Amitava Mukherjee discusses how conflicts over the trans-national Brahmaputra River may come to harm relations between China and India.
Security Forces Absent as Egypt’s Churches Face Attacks
Alessandra Bajec argues the need for the Egyptian government to intervene in a meaningful way amid rising attacks against the country's Christian minority.
US-Iraq Security Pact Signed
The recently negotiated US-Iraq Status-of-Forces security pact signals the beginning of the end of the U.S. occupation of Iraq.
Egypt’s Mistral Purchase and Its Impact on Russia-Middle East Relations
France’s unsold Mistral-class ships have found a buyer in Cairo.
China Begins to Flex its Muscle
It seems that the days of a Chinese foreign policy based on not ‘rocking the boat’ are over. Over the next few years, expect Beijing to increasingly assert itself as a global power.