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Drones, or UAVs, were often considered weapons of the future. Before the two world wars in the 20th century, the...
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 Military Affairs
Russia vetoed a resolution in the UN Security Council to ban weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in outer space despite...
Geopolitics Military Affairs
On April 1, 2024, Israel destroyed one of the buildings of the Iranian embassy in Damascus. The attack left 16...
World leaders met for the first-ever nuclear summit in Brussels, Belgium, co-organised by the Belgian government and the International Atomic...
In February 2024, two years have passed since the beginning of Russian aggression against Ukraine. From the beginning, the total...
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...
The oil and gas market has not yet recovered from the consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and is...
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 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...
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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...
The geopolitical bloc comprising major emerging economies, known as BRICS, has successfully concluded its 15th consecutive summit, commencing on August...
Since Washington’s withdrawal from the nuclear deal with Tehran in 2018, Iran has been steadily expanding its uranium enrichment infrastructure....
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...
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The current threat of climate change and its impacts is being felt in many parts of the world and presents...
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It has been over a year since Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine commenced on February 24, 2022. Throughout this period,...
Slovakia, France and Belgium have announced the construction of new nuclear units or extending the operation of their nuclear power...
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....
On June 16, Mali called on the UN to withdraw its peacekeeping mission – UN Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA)...
Global Agenda Non-Military Security
President Bashar al-Assad of the Syrian Arab Republic flew to Saudi Arabia on May 19 to attend the Arab League...
Picture credit: designed by artist Boris Groh/Ukraine Postal Service Summary There is intense public debate over when and how to...
A landmark convention on cybercrime is being prepared at the UN. This is a major step forward in ensuring justice...
For weeks, many people following the conflict in Ukraine have been waiting for a counteroffensive that would shift the initiative...
Eastern countries of the European Union have introduced a temporary ban on imports of agricultural products from Ukraine in an...
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...
At the request of the Indian government, Twitter recently blocked more than 100 accounts belonging to prominent politicians, activists and...
Geopolitics Global Agenda
On February 6 2023, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck southern and central Turkey and northern and western Syria. The quake...
On 10 March, Saudi Arabia and Iran announced a ground-breaking agreement to normalize diplomatic relations and reopen embassies in both...
Geopolitics Strategic Thinking
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...
Executive Summary The already heated discussion among policymakers and policy shapers in the West on how the Russian-Ukrainian war could...
The US will supply M2/M3 Bradley heavy infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) to Ukraine. Air Force Brigadier General Pat Ryder, US...
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...
Iran is swirling in a wave of anti-government protests which were sparked by the death of detainee Mahsi Amini, 22,...
Ukrainian forces gained the initiative and successfully carried out a counter-offensive in eastern Kharkiv. Its implementation is important in terms...
It took only twenty-four hours for Iraqi cleric Muqtada Sadr, the winner of Iraq’s last parliamentary elections, to show his...
So far, Kyiv’s significance to Europe has been primarily to transit oil and gas supplies from Russia, which Moscow is...
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...
At the end of July, mass protests broke out in Bosnia. It happened after the public got access to a...
Israeli researchers have revealed how some features of the popular Strava app designed to measure athletic activity via GPS allowed...
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Khadimi met with Iranian officials during an official visit to Tehran on June 26. Sources close...
The war in Ukraine and its impact on the global supply of agricultural products, especially grain, has intensified the discussion...
Iran and Venezuela signed a 20-year cooperation roadmap during a two-day official visit by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to Tehran...
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 Erdogan announced on Monday, May 23, that Ankara would soon launch a new military incursion in...
In recent years CIMIC became almost a synonym for participation in missions abroad. Most of NATO and EU member countries...
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In recent weeks, there have been discussions about the possible involvement of the separatist republic of Transnistria (located between Ukraine...