Decisions on the […] Mediterranean are made in the Gulf and no longer in the Arab capitals of the Mediterranean. The fate of Cairo is decided in Riyadh, the fate of Tunis is decided in the Emirates.
Cinzia Bianco describes the dynamics that make the Gulf the new centre of gravity in the Enlarged Mediterranean
We are witnessing the preparations. It must be acknowledged that the beginning of Ukraine’s counteroffensive seems rather confused. […] Meanwhile, Russia’s winter offensive seems to be fading.
Rafel Loss comments on the battlefield situation in Ukraine ahead of the expected spring counteroffensive to be launched by Kyiv
Their relative equal power and their ambition for total domination have doomed all negotiations since the transition […]. The problem is not the negotiations, but the lack of political will.
Theodore Murphy analyzes the crisis in Sudan, focusing on two possible scenarios: either the victory for one of the warring parties, or the prolongation of the conflict
Why would anyone move capital to such an insecure and unstable place as Russia? There are neither premises nor motivations to do so
Arturo Varvelli explains why the possibility of Russia becoming a tax haven should be considered unlikely
The situation will not improve if we continue to treat migration solely as an emergency
Lorena Stella Martini comments on Italy’s decision to adopt a status of emergency over migration
Now it is largely a matter of damage control … but Macron’s visit has had deep consequences and there is no clarity yet about what kind balance will ultimately emerge
Alicja Bachulska comments on German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock’s visit to Beijing
Our world is in danger of being divided by the same things that hold it together, as connectivity has provided people with new reasons and weapons to fight
In his book “The Age of Unpeace”, Mark Leonard explains how connectivity generates new reasons for conflict
Saied thinks he has the upper hand. But (…) it seems that he is not that strong and that we are once again betting on the wrong horse.
Arturo Varvelli comments on the possibility to grant new loans to Tunis and on the intersection between new funds and the control of migration flows towards Europe.
[China] has developed a different concept of ‘”democracy,” based on the ability of all countries to emancipate themselves from Western domination
Mark Leonard describes the new global order devised by Xi Jinping and democracy “with chinese characteristics”
From von der Leyen’s latest speech, it is clear that Europe is not aiming at taking the distance from China, as the United States are doing
Alicja Bachulska comments on von der Leyen and Macron’s visit to China and on relations between Brussels and Beijing