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The EU and Serbia finalised a controversial lithium mining agreement essential for electric vehicle batteries. Amidst Serbia’s alignment with Russia...
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NATO’s 2024 summit is over; as always, it has brought forward multiple topics. Especially given the current turbulent geopolitical and...
Complex Challenges & Resilience Non-Military Security
The crises of recent years – be it the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s aggression towards Ukraine, or the climate crisis and...
Geopolitics Non-Military Security
In early April 2024, Georgian Dream, the ruling party in Georgia, pushed through a controversial law on “foreign agents” in...
Global Agenda Non-Military Security
Slovak voter turnout in the past (four) Euro-elections has always been the lowest among all member states. Current polls predict...
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Russia vetoed a resolution in the UN Security Council to ban weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in outer space despite...
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The visit of Prime Minister Robert Fico and his delegation to Azerbaijan on 6-7 May 2024 represented a new impetus...
The most recent February edition of the CEDMO Trends survey, published on a monthly basis by the Central European Digital...
Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has served as a stark reminder to Europe that security cannot be taken for granted. More...
Geopolitics Military Affairs
In February 2024, two years have passed since the beginning of Russian aggression against Ukraine. From the beginning, the total...
On Tuesday, 23 January 2024, the Turkish Parliament approved Sweden’s candidacy for NATO membership. Thus, after long months of waiting,...
With the June 2024 European Parliament (EP) elections approaching, several political figures and manipulative actors in the Czech Republic, Poland,...
The war in Ukraine has placed China in a challenging position in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Poland regarding its...
After the onset of Russian aggression in Ukraine, the European Union (EU) promptly chose to support Ukraine, not solely through...
The European Union (EU) conducted its first live military exercise in October. Spearheaded by the Spanish amphibious assault ship Juan...
The candidate countries under the enlargement policy have anticipated the European Commission’s assessment of their progress toward joining the European...
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As Ukraine braces itself for another winter amidst a conflict that has lasted nearly two years, the war’s tactics must...
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At the end of September 2023, our think-tank organized the third edition of our flagship conference Disinformation and Democracy. Experts...
The long-standing conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh has come to an end, and it appears that the European Union has not been...
Non-Military Security Technology and Innovations
Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague, announced a groundbreaking development: the court...
The geopolitical bloc comprising major emerging economies, known as BRICS, has successfully concluded its 15th consecutive summit, commencing on August...
The highly anticipated third edition of the “Disinformation & Democracy – The Battle for Hearts and Minds” conference will take...
Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has contributed to Ukraine and Moldova gaining candidate status in June 2023, giving a new impetus...
The emergence of AI-generated disinformation has transformed the landscape of information warfare, enabling efficient and widespread creation, amplification, and dissemination...
Slovakia, France and Belgium have announced the construction of new nuclear units or extending the operation of their nuclear power...
The leaders of the European Union and Tunisia signed an agreement aimed at combating illegal migration and strengthening their economic...
The European Union (EU) institutions have announced the allocation of additional funding to their defence funds – the European Defence...
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On 11-12 July 2023, NATO’s Heads of State and Government will meet in Vilnius Lithuania, at the NATO Summit, to...
The fall of the Soviet Union ended over 30 years ago, but the Kremlin to this day attempts to maintain...
Although disinformation is hardly a new phenomenon, the internet has enabled the ultimate battle for hearts and minds, and social...
Geopolitics Strategic Thinking
NATO is in negotiations with Japan to open a liaison office no later than 2024 in Tokyo. At the same...
Tunisia, the North African country that was the birthplace of the Arab Spring, faces severe political and economic problems. Under...
For weeks, many people following the conflict in Ukraine have been waiting for a counteroffensive that would shift the initiative...
By asking ChatGPT “Can AI become a threat to humanity?”, ChatGPT responds, “AI has the potential to become a threat...
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The Ostend Declaration reinforces the ambitions of European countries, which have committed to massive wind power generation targets, with an...
On his way back from an official State visit to China, French President Macron urged the EU to reduce dependency...
Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Szijjártó revisited Moscow, where on April 11, he signed a new contract on energy supplies,...
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti met in Ohrid, Macedonia, on Saturday, 18 March, to negotiate...
On 17 March, the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague issued an official arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir...
Executive Summary The already heated discussion among policymakers and policy shapers in the West on how the Russian-Ukrainian war could...
Download the Long read via link: The Importance of (Counter)Intelligence: Is the EU Ready to Play the Big Game? –...
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Executive Summary The geopolitical salience of the Russia–Ukraine War and the remoteness of Ukraine’s accession to the European Union or...
At the beginning of December, the situation between the European Union and Hungary escalated. After Brussels recommended freezing €7,5 billion...
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The US Air Force (USAF) and Northrop Grumman unveiled the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider stealth bomber on December 2 at...
Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of Armenia, and Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan, reached an agreement on mutual recognition of territorial...
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Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines were damaged by three explosions on Monday, September 26. Nord Stream...
In her State of the Union address, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen paid close attention to energy issues...
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After Russia invaded Ukraine last February, the European Union blocked Russia Today and Sputnik, Kremlin‘s two main channels that spread...
Tensions escalated between Serbia and Kosovo on Sunday, 31 July. Serbian demonstrators blocked roads and shot at Kosovo police officers....
Kazakhstan’s President Tokayev said in early July that the Central Asian country, rich in oil and gas, was keen to...
Israeli researchers have revealed how some features of the popular Strava app designed to measure athletic activity via GPS allowed...
In response to the imposition of sanctions and the EU’s decision to accelerate the reduction of its dependence on Russian...
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The Strategic Compass represents a major political proposal to prevent the risk of “strategic shrinkage”. Strategic shrinkage refers to three...
It is our pleasure to finally share with you the result of joint efforts of both Strategic Policy Institute and...
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Denmark agreed to join the EU’s common security and defence policy in a referendum triggered by Russia’s war in Ukraine....
Great power competition is a trendy concept that frames the current perception of international affairs held by many. As such,...
Military Affairs Non-Military Security
In recent years CIMIC became almost a synonym for participation in missions abroad. Most of NATO and EU member countries...