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The crises of recent years – be it the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s aggression towards Ukraine, or the climate crisis and...
Global Agenda Military Affairs
At the end of April this year, the first-ever NATO Space Symposium on “Deterrence, Defence, and Resilience in and through...
Geopolitics Non-Military Security
In today’s world, we are facing several parallel and simultaneous crises, be it climate crisis, economic volatility or security. It...
As Kosovo embarks on its 16th year of independence, it faces a critical juncture characterised by a challenging journey filled...
Geopolitics Military Affairs
On April 1, 2024, Israel destroyed one of the buildings of the Iranian embassy in Damascus. The attack left 16...
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Around these days we are finishing our six-month programme Security Academy 2023/2024 and thanks to the Representation of the European...
Geopolitics Strategic Thinking
A European always chairs the top civilian post in NATO. The top military post is always held by an American....
Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has served as a stark reminder to Europe that security cannot be taken for granted. More...
In February 2024, two years have passed since the beginning of Russian aggression against Ukraine. From the beginning, the total...
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On Tuesday, 23 January 2024, the Turkish Parliament approved Sweden’s candidacy for NATO membership. Thus, after long months of waiting,...
Current trends in Arctic ice melt carry profound implications not only for the planet’s climate but also for the stability...
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...
Non-Military Security Technology and Innovations
In recent weeks, Iran has carried out several highly sophisticated cyber operations, primarily targeting its regional adversaries. Among the primary...
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...
The attack by Palestinian group Hamas on Israel carries the potential to destabilise the Middle East significantly. Specifically, the potential...
Military Affairs Strategic Thinking
As Ukraine braces itself for another winter amidst a conflict that has lasted nearly two years, the war’s tactics must...
Pakistan, a country in Southwest Asia, recently concluded an energy agreement with Russia, claiming the need to diversify its energy...
The long-standing conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh has come to an end, and it appears that the European Union has not been...
In recent years, China´s dramatic rise in cyber powers has resulted in a surge in hacking activities targeting its adversaries, with...
Since Washington’s withdrawal from the nuclear deal with Tehran in 2018, Iran has been steadily expanding its uranium enrichment infrastructure....
Details regarding a potential Saudi-Israeli reconciliation brokered by the United States have begun to surface. The triangular bargain between Saudi...
Military Affairs Non-Military Security Technology and Innovations
Numerous Chinese hacking campaigns aimed at member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have been unveiled in recent...
Global Agenda Military Affairs Strategic Thinking
On 11-12 July 2023, NATO’s Heads of State and Government will meet in Vilnius Lithuania, at the NATO Summit, to...
On June 14, An Algerian delegation led by President Abdelmadjid Tebboun arrived in Russia following an invitation from Russian President...
Executive Summary There is currently an intense debate about scenarios for ending, or at least freezing, Russia’s aggression against Ukraine....
Although disinformation is hardly a new phenomenon, the internet has enabled the ultimate battle for hearts and minds, and social...
NATO is in negotiations with Japan to open a liaison office no later than 2024 in Tokyo. At the same...
The group of nine Member States of the European Union (EU) has unveiled its latest initiative to streamline EU foreign...
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...
Global Agenda Technology and Innovations
The Ostend Declaration reinforces the ambitions of European countries, which have committed to massive wind power generation targets, with an...
Geopolitics Global Agenda Non-Military Security
On 10 March, Saudi Arabia and Iran announced a ground-breaking agreement to normalize diplomatic relations and reopen embassies in both...
Red lines and nukes Whenever the Ukrainian armed forces achieved something vis-à-vis their Russian foe, and occasionally even without immediate...
Military Affairs Technology and Innovations
The recent detection by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of uranium enrichment to nearly 84 per cent at an...
On 22 February, the Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled that Azerbaijan must guarantee freedom of movement along the...
Executive Summary The already heated discussion among policymakers and policy shapers in the West on how the Russian-Ukrainian war could...
Geopolitics Global Agenda Strategic Thinking
Executive Summary The geopolitical salience of the Russia–Ukraine War and the remoteness of Ukraine’s accession to the European Union or...
The relationship between Serbia and Kosovo has been strained since February 2008 when Kosovo unilaterally declared independence. Throughout the years...
Military Affairs Non-Military Security
The NATO Multinational Battlegroup (NATO MN BG) has been present in Slovakia since April 2022 in response to the unprecedented...
Adapt Insitute, in cooperation with the European Values Center for Security Policy and Gerulata Technologies, prepared a research study for...
The US Air Force (USAF) and Northrop Grumman unveiled the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider stealth bomber on December 2 at...
On November 15, 2022, fragments of a (presumably two) missiles hit the territory of Poland. They struck the abandoned buildings...
We would like to present to you the newest research study for the NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence. This...
Russia’s blatant and excessive use of force to achieve its foreign policy goals marked the crossing of the Rubicon. Russia’s...
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Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines were damaged by three explosions on Monday, September 26. Nord Stream...
Iran is swirling in a wave of anti-government protests which were sparked by the death of detainee Mahsi Amini, 22,...
It took only twenty-four hours for Iraqi cleric Muqtada Sadr, the winner of Iraq’s last parliamentary elections, to show his...
The text discusses the most significant impacts of the NATO 2022 Madrid Summit from the perspective of expectations, ambitions and...
Tensions escalated between Serbia and Kosovo on Sunday, 31 July. Serbian demonstrators blocked roads and shot at Kosovo police officers....
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Khadimi met with Iranian officials during an official visit to Tehran on June 26. Sources close...
Turkey has agreed to lift its veto on Sweden and Finland joining NATO, thus removing a key obstacle to the...
Global Agenda Strategic Thinking
The Strategic Compass represents a major political proposal to prevent the risk of “strategic shrinkage”. Strategic shrinkage refers to three...
Original source Visegrad Insight: The Madrid NATO summit will set NATO’s strategic direction for the next decade and beyond, while...
Iran and Venezuela signed a 20-year cooperation roadmap during a two-day official visit by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to Tehran...
Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has, indirectly, led to a significant strengthening of NATO’s eastern wing defences. In addition to increasing...
Geopolitics Global Agenda
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reiterated on Saturday that Ankara continues to oppose the accession of Sweden and Finland to...
The war in Ukraine has significantly changed the security policy of Scandinavia’s two hitherto neutral states – Sweden and especially...
Great power competition is a trendy concept that frames the current perception of international affairs held by many. As such,...