As European leaders hobnob with their counterparts at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, they must ...

The war on Iran has created a “Zeitenwende moment” for the Gulf monarchies. It marks nothing less than the end of their policy of strategic hedging, both globally and regionally. Despite their ...

Following the end of the US military campaign against the Houthis on May 6th, American president Donald Trump claimed the group had “capitulated”. In reality, however, the US pullback is likely as ...

The Pentagon has announced the withdrawal of 5,000 American troops from Germany within the next six to 12 months, punishing Germany for Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s criticism of how the Trump ...

Houthi advances now threaten Saudi Arabia’s most viable oil-export route. Europeans should strengthen Riyadh's maritime and ...

How Europe can build alliances and defend its interests when the rules no longer What happens when powers no longer agree on ...

The United States has become one of the European Union’s most important suppliers of fossil fuels. According to statistics published by Bruegel, in 2021 the US share of gas supplies to the EU was less ...

Russia watchers have been intrigued by the recent email leak of Vladislav Surkov – Russia’s adviser responsible for policies towards Ukraine and Russia’s satellite states in northern Georgia. The ...

In his February 2024 annual address to parliament and cabinet, Vladimir Putin unexpectedly called for a “renewal” of Russia’s ruling elite. The “new elite”, he said, and those earmarked “to take ...

In their brief, Aslı and Evren argue that Turkey is an “embedded outsider”. It maintains relations with Moscow and other Western adversaries, but is also a NATO state with the alliance’s ...

Canada’s enthusiasm for closer EU ties is real, and so is the EU’s need for allies beyond America. But as long as the EU’s ...