AUKUS, Quad and the Indo-Pacific Under the Second Trump Administration
The Indo-Pacific is the world’s most dynamic geopolitical arena. Home to over half the global population and a major share of economic activity, the region ...
Spain and Portugal Power Cut: How Crisis Was Prevented
For Spain and Portugal, 28 April 2025 will go down in history as the day of “el gran apagón”, the big blackout. The outage, which ...
Nayib Bukele, a Bitcoin Hero, or an Old-Fashioned Caudillo?
*Caudillo: A Spanish word for military or political leader, who attained his position as a result of his forceful personality and charisma. According to the ...
The Dangerous Illusion of Climate Resilience
Throughout the past few decades, discussions about how to address climate change have become dominated by two broad categories of response: adaptation, or adjusting to ...
“Playing Hard to Negotiate Quickly” – An Interview with the Economist Daniel Lacalle
The Trump administration’s way of negotiating with tariffs has left the world unsettled, not knowing what the future consequences of this type of negotiation may ...
Pope Francis Dies: An Unconventional Pontiff who Sought to Modernise Catholicism
From the moment of his election in 2013, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the man who became Pope Francis, proved himself to be unconventional. Shedding much of ...
The UK’s Post-Brexit Limbo: Balancing Between Europe and America
The UK’s relationship with European integration has always been marked by hesitation—arriving late, leaving early, yet never fully detaching. Now, in the post-Brexit era, Britain ...
Is the EU Stepping Out of Its Role as a “Military Worm?”
European integration has been defined as an unprecedented example of cooperation among sovereign states with histories of imperialism and nationalism. Yet, the EU continues to ...
“In the Middle East, When Someone has Seized Power by Force, has Never Voluntarily Relinquished it” – An Interview
In the midst of a worsening humanitarian crisis, Syria’s interim government, led by the insurgent group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), is at a critical juncture ...