New Italy Government Locks in a Collision Course with the EU
The M5S-League coalition is fixing for a fight with the EU, but it’s the markets they should be worried about.
Taliban Reloaded: New Regime, Old Name
The geopolitical context has changed between 2001 and 2021, and thus we should expect a different foreign policy from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.
A New Balance of Power in the Middle East
The Vienna Agreement on Iran’s nuclear program will have far-reaching geopolitical ramifications in the Middle East and beyond.
The EU’s New ‘Eastern Question’: Refugees, Gas, and Neo-Ottoman Imperialism
The ‘Eastern Question’ has re-emerged to haunt EU policymakers, and a proper answer requires a true understanding of region’s historical specificities.
Trump’s New Wall? Mexico’s Southern Border
Mexico has missed a golden opportunity to stand up to US bullying and provide a much-needed lesson on the continent’s deepening economic interdependence.
Zimbabwe after Mugabe: New Dawn or Business as Usual?
The honeymoon period for Zimbabwe's new president could be exceedingly short.
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.
Analysis: Kenya’s New Constitution
Voting on a new Kenyan constitution has wrapped up without a repeat of the terrible violence of two years ago. Now comes the real challenge: pulling the rug out from under old entrenched interests and implementing a new political order.
COVID-19: New Waves Emerge in Europe and North America
Early vaccine euphoria is fading as policymakers grapple with resurgent COVID-19 outbreaks in Europe and North America.
Bombing Iran: Strategy and Consequences
It was not even a year ago that former Mossad chief, Meir Dagan, stated that the idea of Israel bombing Iranian nuclear facilities was, "the stupidest idea I’ve ever heard.”