Egypt, Somalia, and Eritrea are banding together to contain Ethiopia’s expansion in Eastern Africa, producing far-reaching consequences for the geopolitics of the continent.

The US military may still be the preeminent military power in Asia, but its competitors are catching up.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine echoes the theories of Sir Halford J. Mackinder, who noted the critical importance of the Eurasian Heartland in global peace and conflict.

Long delayed and ever controversial, the INSTC is a ‘sanctions free’ trade corridor that aims to recalibrate Eurasian trade flows. This backgrounder examines the interests and geopolitics surrounding the project.

The Central Caucasus is back on the geopolitical map, evident in the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR) and with it, China’s growing political influence.

The list of fields of potential cooperation between the South Caucasus and Central Asia is endless; it’s time for this potential to be realized at the institutional level.

Examining Italy’s favorable geography and the geopolitical clout that it bestows around the Mediterranean Sea. This geography once helped make Italy a major trading and naval power. Will it again?

Recent moves by the Biden administration signal the growing weight of Africa in US foreign policy thinking, but Washington still lags behind longstanding engagement from China and Russia.

Oceania is emerging as a priority region as Washington scrambles to play catch-up after decades of neglect.

Ten months in, the Taliban consolidates its rule while normal Afghans try to survive amid economic devastation.