Manoeuvring for Brazil’s 2026 presidential race is already under way: Lula is back in play and the opposition is searching for a credible candidate.

Between Chinese coercion and uncertain US commitment, Taiwan faces an increasingly unstable security outlook in 2026.

After years of upheaval in security and shifting alliances, jihadist groups are advancing, threatening the stability of a key Sahelian state.

2026 begins with a structural crisis in development aid: fewer resources, greater needs and solidarity driven by national interests.

Military operations and sanctions against Venezuela revive doubts over Trump’s real aims: counter-narcotics or regime change ...

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

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Iran is seeking to transform its space program from a strategic state project into a low-cost commercial industry. By leveraging indigenous launchers and non-Western partnerships, it targets ...

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 ...

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 ...