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With Friends Like These…

In an alarming echo of the previous Nord Stream sabotage, Slovak authorities have expressed concerns about a possible attack on the Druzhba pipeline. Slovakia’s...
Christopher Tapp
2 min read

COP29: A fractured summit and China’s Strategic Green Gamble

When world leaders and negotiators arrived in Baku, Azerbaijan, for the 29th UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) expectation were high (although somewhat guarded) that...
Arrigo Mazzi
3 min read

Calin Georgescu, the surprise winner in Romania

2024 for Romania was set to be the Year of Elections, starting with European Parliamentary elections in June and ending with presidential and parliamentary...
Ana Richter
3 min read

Macron’s impossible balancing act(s)

Being the President of France is not for the faint hearted, probably not even in calmer and more predictable times. The headlines from President...
Ana Richter
3 min read

Après moi, le déluge (After me, the flood)

Joe Biden might be wrapping up his presidency, but don’t tell him that. In these final months, President Biden seems determined to squeeze every...
Ana Richter
3 min read

The Irony of Tolerance

Amsterdam. A picture-perfect canal city with red brick houses. The self-proclaimed bastion of arts, freedom, tolerance and inclusivity. Yet, the last weekend the Dutch...
Christopher Tapp
2 min read

A tale of alternate narratives: the 16th BRICS Summit

What started out in 2006 as a meeting place for a group of emerging economies is today an important forum for most of the...
Ana Richter
3 min read

Beijing and London agreed on … the need to…

Chinese-UK relations have also seen some fluctuations recently, and that’s an understatement. The relationship has been constantly deteriorating due to several factors, including minuscule...
Arrigo Mazzi
3 min read

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