1+ hour, 51+ min ago  (439+ words) At the summit in Ankara on 78 July, NATO faces a threefold challenge. First, it must adapt to the changed geopolitical environment, namely the new great-power rivalry, for instance by prioritising collective defence and building capabilities for conventional and hybrid warfare....

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (319+ words) When it comes to the strengthened regime in Tehran, the strategy of the Middle East Four is one of maximum engagement. For lasting peace, an Israel willing to come to its senses would be more than welcome. This is precisely…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (553+ words) When you look at the European debate on China " and specifically the German debate " what is the biggest misconception preventing us from understanding China realistically today? What exactly did we fail to believe? In hindsight, much has been said about…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (289+ words) The expansion of renewable energy is increasingly being understood as a component of national security and industrial policy. Many coal-fired power plants have been taken off the grid in recent years. The remaining plants, which have meanwhile become unprofitable, are…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago  (591+ words) Across South Africa, political parties have arrived at the same conclusion: manufactured anger at the "African immigrant" wins more votes than confronting the country"s deep structural failures. This is not a failure of political will; it is a deliberate…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (1271+ words) In your blog, you describe New Zealand as being caught between two giants: China, its largest trading partner, and the United States, its key security partner. How difficult has it become for Wellington to balance these relationships in today's geopolitical…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (346+ words) Fires caused by shelling in Kyiv and Moscow, with a summit of Western leaders taking place between them. It seems that this picture will retain their symbolic significance in the coming months. Now, however, the situation has changed, and the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (337+ words) Four years after Gustavo Petro's historic election, Colombia once again finds itself at a crossroads. However, the run-off election on 21 June is neither a mere contest between candidates nor a vote on left versus right. Instead, Colombians are deciding between…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (625+ words) If this trend continues, European firms will find their business processes tied to foreign-owned AI operating systems whose rules are made elsewhere. Amazon and Microsoft dominate the mega-clouds, with European cloud-storage providers being niche operators at best. It's a similar…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (607+ words) The changing security environment has required us to rethink some long-held assumptions. NATO is a good example. We had to reassess positions that had existed for decades. That was not easy, but it was necessary. At the same time, we…...