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Economics & TradeArctic, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, Greenland, Norway, Russia, United States

Melting Arctic Sea Ice Opens New Maritime Shipping Route

Trivun Sharma

The Arctic Ocean may be the world's smallest and most shallow, but this by no means negates the region's geostrategic significance. Over the years, global climate change severely and observably…

Government & PoliticsBrexit, European Union, France, Germany, Turkey, United Kingdom

Brexit and the Politics of Islamophobia

Antonio Perra

Since the first Brexit deadline passed, effectively without "exit," we have witnessed especially convoluted developments in this love/hate relationship saga between Europe and Britain, as MPs across the political spectrum…

Defense & SecurityDisinformation, Europe, European Union, France, Georgia, Germany, NATO, Russia, United States

How Russia’s Disinformation Campaigns are Succeeding in Europe

Gabriella Gricius

Russian disinformation campaigns continue to increase, and increasingly seems to be part of a coordinated campaign to overwhelm democracies. In 2017, Catalonia held an illegal referendum on independence from Spain, despite…

Government & PoliticsTurkey, United States

Turkey’s Local Elections and the Future of Erdoğan’s Leadership

Ibrahim Taha

Turkey held its first elections since the country formally transitioned to a presidential system on March 31st, 2019. The elections were held amidst warnings of an economic recession, as analysts…

Defense & SecurityIndia, Iraq, ISIS, Sri Lanka, Syria

Sri Lanka: Jihadism and Separatism in an Ethnically-Divided Country

Paolo Zucconi

On April 21st, Sri Lanka suffered from several lethal terrorist attacks that killed at least 359 people and injured over 500 more. Of the victims, thirty-five were citizens of foreign…

Economics & TradeBahrain, Gulf Cooperation Council, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan

The Geopolitical Implications of Expanding Ties Between the Gulf and Central Asia

Dominic Pratt

Though the differences between the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula and the cold steppes of Central Asia might be stark, the two regions do share some fundamental similarities. Both regions…

Government & PoliticsAlgeria, European Union, Iran, Sudan, United States, Venezuela

Iran, Algeria, Sudan, and Venezuela Have One Major Similarity

Shima Bozorgi

On matters of history, culture, and geopolitics, Venezuela, Algeria, and Sudan seem distinctly different from Iran. Yet, all four have one thing in common. The seemingly omnipotent regimes in each…

Defense & SecurityAustralia, China, Japan, New Zealand, Philippines, Taiwan, United States

The Four “Nots” to Correctly Interpreting China’s Rise

Lorenzo Termine

Correctly appraising the rise of China is the sine qua non for engaging with it.In contrast to its predecessors, the Trump administration has brought about some relevant changes to U.S.…

Defense & SecurityHezbollah, Iran, Iraq, IRGC, ISIS, Lebanon, Syria, United States

Designating the IRGC as a Terrorist Group: Consequences for U.S. Forces

Ali Arfa

The obsession in the United States with the “war on terror” entered a new phase when U.S. President Donald Trump formally designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a Foreign…

DiplomacyArmenia, Azerbaijan, Eastern Partnership Program, European Union, Georgia, Moldova, NATO, Russia, Ukraine

What’s the Future of the E.U.’s Eastern Partnership Program?

Gabriella Gricius

The politically-divisive Eastern Partnership Program (EPP) has been in existence for nearly a decade. The European Neighborhood Policy—the program's predecessor—was initiated in 2004 to promote cooperation and stability in former…

Defense & SecurityAl Qaeda, Algeria, Egypt, European Union, ISIS, Lybia, Morocco, North Africa, Tunisia

The Resilience of Jihadi Extremist Groups in North Africa

Paolo Zucconi

Eight years after Qaddafi's fall, Libya remains in a state of chaos due to the fragmentation of power and contrast between West and East Libya (Tripoli and Tobruk)—as well as…