T urkey will go to the elections somewhere between May and June 2023. However, it is not possible to say that the elections would be held in a democratic environment. The 20-year Erdogan Administration…
T he Taliban is in power in Afghanistan for more than a year. During this time, observers could ensure that those who were skeptical about the unconditional and bright victory of the radical…
A s part of our Talking Geopolitics Podcast Series, we have talked to Ambassador Pawel Herczynski, Head of the Delegation to Georgia. We discussed the current state of EU-Georgia cooperation in security and…
A s part of our Monday Talks series, we have talked to H.E Janis Mazeiks, Head of the Delegation to the Republic of Moldova. We discussed the current state of EU-Moldova cooperation…
A s part of the Talking Geopolitics Podcast Series, we talked with Marc Finaud on the European Union engagement in the Middle East Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone establishment process. We addressed…
R ussia’s decision to invade Ukraine has resulted in an unprecedentedly quick succession of sanctions emanating from the European Union and the United States. Ignoring previous practices that favored a linear and gradual enhancement…
T he words of the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, outline the “impact [of the war in Ukraine] on food security, energy and finance [as] systemic, severe, and speeding up."[1] Indeed, the outbreak of…
T he war on Ukraine “the breadbasket of the world” has put food security firmly back on the international agenda in a big way.[1] The reason for this is that Ukraine and Russia are…
W e are now entering “The Age of Encounter” — as argued by Hans Kribbe in The Strongmen.[1] In other words, it is an age of encounters with other “great powers” and seemingly irrational and…
E nergy security is a multidimensional concept because it carries the dimensions of availability, affordability, technological development, environmental sustainability, and governance.[1] The interpretation of these dimensions of the energy security changes according to whether…