As 2025 draws to a close, the MENA region finds itself at a pivotal moment, still grappling with long-standing crises and only attempts ...

Iran’s bid to turn a state-run strategic program into a commercial industry able to compete – at minimum – with partners across BRICS, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), and the Eurasian ...

From War to Uncertain Peace: A Changing South Caucasus As the international landscape shifts, the region too is undergoing rapid internal transformations and geopolitical realignments.

A fragile calm on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border opens a narrow window for lasting peace, as diplomatic momentum, rising bilateralism, and regional shifts test whether decades of entrenched enmity can ...

Following the Second Karabakh War, Turkey’s role in the South Caucasus has grown considerably. While Turkey’s support for Azerbaijan during the 2020 war attracted much criticism in the West, its ...

EU–Georgia ties have entered a deepening deadlock, driven by democratic backsliding in Tbilisi and fragmented, conflicting signals from Brussels, Member States, and EU institutions that weaken the ...

Armenia’s pivotal 2026 looms: a year that will test fragile peace efforts with Azerbaijan and Turkey, redefine Yerevan’s ties with the EU and Russia, and unfold amid deepening political and societal ...

Azerbaijan normalization, TRIPP’s geopolitical impact, and how shifting alliances and Armenia’s 2026 elections may redefine South Caucasus stability. The South Caucasus is currently experiencing a ...

However, Russia’s role in the Levant, particularly Syria, remains essential on different levels, whether as a mediator, a ...

Russia’s inability to quickly form an effective block with Iran to defend the Assad regime in 2024, and its lack of visible ...

The statement made by Takaichi in the Diet dissipates much of this strategic ambiguity, clarifying the line between what the government will tolerate and what it will not. 2. A reality check on the ...

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