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Strategic Adversariesadam lowther, China, climate, climate change, COVID-19, Economic warfare, France, Germany, global population, global warming, Great Britain, North Korea, Nuclear Deterrence, nuclear weapon, Russia, u.s. congress, weather

The Climate Change Consequences of Nuclear Weapons

Adam Lowther0 Comments

With the recent release of Annie Jacobsen’s highly acclaimed novel, Nuclear War: A Scenario, Americans are waking up to the fact that it is time to reconsider the role of…

Archive, Space Deterrence & ConflictASAT, deter, EU, France, GOVSATCOM, ISAC, NATO, satellite, security, Space, space deterrence, space policy, space resilience, treaty, United Kingdom

European Union Space Strategy for Security and Defense

Christophe Bosquillon0 Comments

Recently the European Union (EU) released its EU Space Strategy for Security and Defence. This document is centered on safeguarding space activities and enhancing the security of EU interests and…

Deterrence & Foreign PolicyChina, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Russia, United Kingdom, United States

The JCPOA is Dead—Renewal Not Required

Shima Bozorgi

It was a vibrant time in Iran. After two dark decades of post-revolutionary Iran, Mohammad Khatami came to the scene in 1997 with reforms from within and a "conversation of…

Defense & SecurityChina, European Union, France, Greece, Israel, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

The Connection Between AUKUS, the Franco-Greek Pact, and the EastMed Pipeline

Konstantinos Apostolou-Katsaros

In the wake of the AUKUS agreement, EU member states must come to terms with the loss of primacy and the shift of the U.S.'s geostrategic center of gravity to…

DiplomacyChina, France, Russia, United Kingdom, United Nations, United States

A new formula for the UN Security Council

Alistair Somerville

For the best part of a decade, paralysis has plagued the United Nations Security Council. Most recently, the International Rescue Committee described the Council’s response to the coronavirus as “shameful.”…

Defense & SecurityEuropean Union, France, Germany, Iran, United Kingdom, United States

Diverging Interests in Iran Behind Germany’s Rejection of U.S. Maritime Security Mission

Trivun Sharma

During a trip to Poland on July 31st, 2019, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas stated that “Germany will not take part in the sea mission presented and planned by the United…

Defense & SecurityFrance, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates

Haftar Ante Portas Tripoli

Nico Lamminparras

After a relatively easy advance through the southern and central parts of Libya, the country's renegade general now has the capital in his sights.Up until the Libyan National Army (LNA)…

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…

DiplomacyEuropean Union, France, Germany, Iran, United Kingdom, United States

A Precarious Future for Iran-Europe Relations

Shima Bozorgi

Immediately following President Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Europe rushed to save…

DiplomacyBlack Sea, Crimea, France, Germany, Russia, Sea of Azov, Ukraine

Germany: The Subtle Mediator Between Russia and Ukraine

Anna J. Davidson

Is Germany the missing link in the Sea of Azov dispute? When the Secretary of Russia’s Security Council, Nikolai Partushev, claimed in mid-January that the continuation of policies “by the Kiev…

Economics & TradeChina, European Union, France, Germany, Greece, Poland

Geopolitics in the Era of Connectivity: Beijing and Brussels Compete for Central Asia

Niko Marcich & Cameron Vaské

Laying the Groundwork What began as a small collection of infrastructure projects in neighboring countries in 2013, has now expanded to neighboring regions and continents, impacting 65% of the world’s…