The End of History and the Return to Geopolitics
Ideologies promoted by the Western order appear increasingly outpaced by ongoing systemic transformations.
Geopolitics
Syria and Saudi Arabia’s Northern Front: A New Theatre for the Kingdom’s Security Policy
In the aftermath of Bashar al-Assad’s fall, Syria has become more than just a war-ravaged state grappling with political vacuum and economic decay—it has transformed into a critical security frontier for many regional players, including Russia, Iran, Turkey, Israel, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). However, for KSA, its involvement is not a matter […]
Syria and Saudi Arabia’s Northern Front: A New Theatre for the Kingdom’s Security Policy was originally published on Global Security Review.
Interview – Samuel Jardine
Samuel Jardine explores how frontier regions like space and the Arctic are shaping global competition — and why understanding diverse motives is key to global governance.
Regional Neorealism: Rethinking Geography and Geopolitical Competition
Regional neorealism brings both offensive and defensive schools together to produce a lens for a planet in flux.
Mapping threats to peace and democracy worldwide: Normandy Index 2024
In the context of the war in Ukraine, the increasingly global effects – material and political – of war make measuring a view of the level of threats to peace, security and democracy around the world all the more important.
Review – Navigating Uncertainty
Joseph Liow details the global power dynamics shaping Southeast Asia, but adopts an oversimplified framework to analyse the impact of the US-China conflict on the region.
Interview – Colin Flint
Colin Flint talks about China’s rise, influence in the South China Sea and the Belt and Road initiative, as well as the importance of ports and seapower in geopolitics.
Beyond the Front Lines: How the Israel-Hamas War Impacts the Cybersecurity Industry
The war with Hamas will inevitably absorb manpower and focus from the cybersecurity sector.
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Mapping threats to peace and democracy worldwide: Normandy Index 2023
With war having returned to the European continent, measuring the level of threats to peace, security and democracy around the world – as the ‘Normandy Index’ does – is more important than ever.
These Two Charts Show Why U.S.-China Cooperation on Climate is so Challenging
The question of whether China is a developing country or not has long been controversial. The fate of the planet could depend on the answer.