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NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg sits with Dutch PM Rutte before his NPA address, 2014. Photo: NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization / Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

What Can a NATO Secretary-General Do When Facing War?

What is the job of a NATO Secretary-General? What can this one person do in the face of a war threatening our world order? While ...

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How is China Viewing US Actions in Venezuela – an Affront, an Opportunity or a Blueprint?

China’s public response to the U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro played out in a fairly predictable way, with condemnation of a “brazen” act of force ...

Cyprus' President Nikos Christodoulides presented to the European Parliament his vision for the future of Europe, focusing on geopolitically-driven challenges. Photo: CC-BY-4.0: © European Union 2023– Source: EP / European Parliament / Wikimedia Commons.

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Cyprus: EU Presidency in Turbulent Geopolitical Landscape

Under the motto ‘An Autonomous Union – Open to the World,’ Cyprus took over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union on ...

President Trump Meets with the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Denmark, 2019. Photo: Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead / Trump White House Archived / Flickr. Public Domain Mark.

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As the US eyes Greenland, Europe Must Turn a Global Problem into an Opportunity

by Francesco Grillo, Bocconi University The so-called world order and the international rule of law are both officially dead in the wake of operation “absolute ...

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As the Milan Winter Olympics Approach, What are the Environmental Expectations?

Alizée Pillod, Université de Montréal Italy is preparing to host the 25th Winter Olympic Games next month — from Feb. 6 to the 22nd, followed ...

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A Multipolar World Order in the Making – Our 2026 International Political Forecast

If 2025 was the year of lawlessness, this descent could continue into the new year. The current turbulence of global politics makes predictions increasingly more ...