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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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China’s recent demands for the United States to adopt a “no-first-use” policy and to stop protecting allies from nuclear threats...
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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...
Geopolitics Military Affairs Strategy & Defence
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 today’s world, we are facing several parallel and simultaneous crises, be it climate crisis, economic volatility or security. It...
Geopolitics Non-Military Security Technology and Innovations
The forthcoming decision to increase EU tariffs on selected Chinese electric vehicles is unlikely to systematically benefit the European car...
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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...
Non-Military Security Technology and Innovations
On Wednesday, March 13, the United States House of Representatives passed a bill targeting TikTok, a global social media phenomenon....
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,...
On Saturday, January 13, the people of Taiwan elected a new president, vice president, and representatives of the parliament. The...
Current trends in Arctic ice melt carry profound implications not only for the planet’s climate but also for the stability...
The war in Ukraine has placed China in a challenging position in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Poland regarding its...
During the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip, the position of most international actors is relatively straightforward. The US supports...
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 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...
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...
The geopolitical bloc comprising major emerging economies, known as BRICS, has successfully concluded its 15th consecutive summit, commencing on August...
In recent years, China´s dramatic rise in cyber powers has resulted in a surge in hacking activities targeting its adversaries, with...
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...
China has officially fallen into deflation, with July’s consumer prices index falling by 0.3% compared with 2022, and the producer...
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...
It has been over a year since Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine commenced on February 24, 2022. Throughout this period,...
The leaders of the European Union and Tunisia signed an agreement aimed at combating illegal migration and strengthening their economic...
On July 13, a report released by the Parliamentary Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) revealed the extent of China’s spying...
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...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on 27 June that he had been invited by the Chinese government to pay...
The US claims China operates a spy base in Cuba to intercept US electronic communications. Beijing’s intelligence activity is believed...
Executive Summary There is currently an intense debate about scenarios for ending, or at least freezing, Russia’s aggression against Ukraine....
The US is facing another large-scale cyber espionage conducted by China. This time, the target was the small Pacific island...
The group of nine Member States of the European Union (EU) has unveiled its latest initiative to streamline EU foreign...
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...
When Lula da Silva landed in Beijing, the capital of the People’s Republic of China, on 14 April 2023, he...
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...
The third largest social media app TikTok, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, has faced widespread criticism over concerns that...
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...
Geopolitics Global Agenda
On February 6 2023, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck southern and central Turkey and northern and western Syria. The quake...
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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...
Anthony John Blinken landed in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, on February 28, where he met with Kazakh officials. He...
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...
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...
On Thursday, September 1, military exercise Vostok 2022 started in the eastern part of Russia. Approximately 50 thousand soldiers and...
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...
Several countries in Southeast Asia show displeasure over the rising Chinese influence in the region. For some time they have...
Global Agenda Military Affairs
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...