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The experience of the post-Soviet republics with security-related agreements with Moscow is such that the 2022 Russian-Ukrainian talks had little...
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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...
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Drones, or UAVs, were often considered weapons of the future. Before the two world wars in the 20th century, the...
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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...
As Kosovo embarks on its 16th year of independence, it faces a critical juncture characterised by a challenging journey filled...
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In the next week, ten successful graduates of the third year of the Adapt Security Academy, an educational programme of...
World leaders met for the first-ever nuclear summit in Brussels, Belgium, co-organised by the Belgian government and the International Atomic...
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,...
The failure of the summer offensive and the decreasing level of support from allies have led to growing tensions between...
On Wednesday, December 6, 2023, Republicans in the US Congress’s Senate rejected the Biden administration’s request for financial aid worth...
Geopolitics Non-Military Security
The oil and gas market has not yet recovered from the consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and is...
The recent meeting between US President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping in San Francisco that took place on 15...
The conflict in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas is redefining relationships and dynamics within the region. Saudi Arabia...
The candidate countries under the enlargement policy have anticipated the European Commission’s assessment of their progress toward joining the European...
On September 18, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau indirectly accused the Indian government of the June assassination of Sikh separatist...
In October of this year, the US Department of Commerce announced a new package of sanctions that tightened restrictions on...
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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...
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...
Geopolitics Strategic Thinking
On 19 September 2023, the Azerbaijani armed forces launched an offensive into Nagorno-Karabakh. Within 24 hours, Azerbaijan was able to...
Despite the diplomatic achievement of Syria’s readmission to the Arab League in May 2023, the Bashar al-Assad regime currently confronts...
Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has contributed to Ukraine and Moldova gaining candidate status in June 2023, giving a new impetus...
Details regarding a potential Saudi-Israeli reconciliation brokered by the United States have begun to surface. The triangular bargain between Saudi...
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The current threat of climate change and its impacts is being felt in many parts of the world and presents...
It has been over a year since Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine commenced on February 24, 2022. Throughout this period,...
Geopolitics Non-Military Security Technology and Innovations
For almost a year and a half now, the ongoing conflict in Ukraine has been accompanied by numerous cyber operations...
The European Union (EU) institutions have announced the allocation of additional funding to their defence funds – the European Defence...
Executive Summary There is currently an intense debate about scenarios for ending, or at least freezing, Russia’s aggression against Ukraine....
Non-Military Security Technology and Innovations
The US is facing another large-scale cyber espionage conducted by China. This time, the target was the small Pacific island...
Picture credit: designed by artist Boris Groh/Ukraine Postal Service Summary There is intense public debate over when and how to...
For weeks, many people following the conflict in Ukraine have been waiting for a counteroffensive that would shift the initiative...
Download the Long read via 2023 Turkish Elections. Don't forget to watch quite an interesting debate on this hot topic...
Eastern countries of the European Union have introduced a temporary ban on imports of agricultural products from Ukraine in 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,...
Military Affairs Strategy & Defence
Several indications show that Ukraine is likely preparing to launch a new military offensive to liberate another part of its...
In late March, Kamala Harris visited Ghana, Tanzania, and Zambia, becoming the third high-ranking US official to visit the African...
In the beginning of March Adapt organized the closing ceremony for the second year of Security Academy, an educational program...
On February 6 2023, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck southern and central Turkey and northern and western Syria. The quake...
Red lines and nukes Whenever the Ukrainian armed forces achieved something vis-à-vis their Russian foe, and occasionally even without immediate...
Anthony John Blinken landed in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, on February 28, where he met with Kazakh officials. He...
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...
Military Affairs Technology and Innovations
The US will supply M2/M3 Bradley heavy infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) to Ukraine. Air Force Brigadier General Pat Ryder, US...
Global Agenda Non-Military Security
On December 31, the Venezuelan opposition voted to end the interim government of President Juan Guaidó. Guaidó was considered the...
At the beginning of December, the situation between the European Union and Hungary escalated. After Brussels recommended freezing €7,5 billion...
The US Air Force (USAF) and Northrop Grumman unveiled the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider stealth bomber on December 2 at...
The US Treasury has issued a license to Chevron to expand its oil extraction in Venezuela. This license will be...
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On October 12, the White House published the National Security Strategy (NSS) of the USA for the upcoming years. The...
US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping met this month during the G20 summit on the Indonesian island...
The Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) has been one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change, warming...
Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of Armenia, and Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan, reached an agreement on mutual recognition of territorial...
Ukrainian forces gained the initiative and successfully carried out a counter-offensive in eastern Kharkiv. Its implementation is important in terms...
On Monday, September 12, 2022, Azerbaijani troops began intensively bombing Armenian military targets on the internationally recognized territory of Armenia....
So far, Kyiv’s significance to Europe has been primarily to transit oil and gas supplies from Russia, which Moscow is...
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid’s office announced on Wednesday, August 19, the full resumption of diplomatic ties with Turkey and...
Military Affairs Non-Military Security
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine came under the control of Russian troops less than a week after the...
Several Taiwanese government websites were attacked by cyber-attacks that appeared to originate from China and Russia during a visit by...
Iraq accused neighbouring Turkey of a deadly attack on the Barakh tourist resort in the Governorate of Dohuk in Iraq´s...
The war in Ukraine and its impact on the global supply of agricultural products, especially grain, has intensified the discussion...
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Turkey has agreed to lift its veto on Sweden and Finland joining NATO, thus removing a key obstacle to the...
The African Union (AU) states that have trade relations with the Russian Federation are concerned about the situation in Ukraine....
Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has, indirectly, led to a significant strengthening of NATO’s eastern wing defences. In addition to increasing...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reiterated on Saturday that Ankara continues to oppose the accession of Sweden and Finland to...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Monday, May 23, that Ankara would soon launch a new military incursion in...
Global Agenda Strategic Thinking
Great power competition is a trendy concept that frames the current perception of international affairs held by many. As such,...
In recent weeks, there have been discussions about the possible involvement of the separatist republic of Transnistria (located between Ukraine...