Introduction:Christmas is not often linked to international relations or politics. It is generally seen as a time of celebration, peace, and goodwill, characteristics not usually associated withgeopol...

Good Morning and welcome back! This week's newsletters explores the shocking news of Venezuela, PMCs in the Sahel, the Geopolitics of Christmas, what is happening between Cambodia and Thailand and Som...

The proposed trade agreement between the European Union and the Mercosur bloc has become one of the most protracted negotiations in contemporary international trade. Negotiations initially began in 19...

Since the Arab Spring in 2011, Yemen has been embroiled in disorder and tragedy. The rise of the Houthi group, who challenged the central government and seized power in Sanaa in 2014, continues to wre...

On December 6th in Washington D.C during the official draw for the 2026 World Cup, FIFA awarded U.S. President Donald J. Trump with the inaugural “FIFA Peace Prize – Football Unites the World”. An awa...

Introduction:In October 2024, the contested legislative elections led the pro-Russian party Georgian Dream in power, which appointed later in November a new president, Mikheïl Kevalachvili. The former...

From the Caspian Sea to the borders of China, Kazakhstan—the world’s largest landlocked country and ninth in the world by territory—sits at the physical center of Eurasia, where Islamic, Christian, an...

Good Morning and welcome back! This week's newsletters explores the Mercosur trade deal, Russian influence in the Caucasus region, the STC's territory gains in Yemen, a brand new peace prize, and the ...

Artificial Intelligence is seeping into everyone’s lives. At this point, you might think it is on the periphery of your life, unless you work somewhere in IT, but there is almost no space where it can...

Lev Tahor, a group that presents itself as persecuted for its ultra-orthodox Jewish beliefs and traditions, claims to move from country to country in search of refuge. But look closer, and the reality...

Introduction:The invasion of Ukraine in 2022 marked the return of war on the old continent and demonstrated the need for NATO countries to finally reach the goal of 2% of their GDP in military expendi...

Introduction:For almost four years, the Russian offensive on Ukraine has dragged on, with a somewhat predictable rhythm. Russia pushes forward, while Ukraine counter-attacks when possible. Most wester...

Chinese EVs are taking over Europe’s streets. BYD overtakes Tesla in the European market selling three times as many vehicles as in August 2024 and surpassing Tesla for the second consecutive month, w...

The Kremlin welcomes the starkly worded document, which does not cast Russia as a threat to the US.

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Good Morning and welcome back! This week's newsletters explores the impact of EU rearmament, non state actors, another peace plan, cybersecurity threats, and electric vehicles. Please let us know if y...

FIFA never announced nominees for the new award and has not said how or by whom the winner was chosen.

Introduction:Alarmed by recent information, the French government warned about a potential sale of Nigerien uranium to Russia. Both Moscow — and its company Rosatom — and the Nigerien junta denied such a transaction, nevertheless, it is not the first time that Russia is interested in the nuclear sector in Niger. In July 2025 already, the Russian minister of energy, accompanied by a delegation of representatives of the defence minister and giants of the uranium industry (Rosatom and Rosego), visi

Oftentimes when we think of latin america and geopolitics we expect to hear about the US and Chinese rivalry over economic influence, security and deepening diplomatic ties but it is less often talked...

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