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Moscow Under Heavy Drone Fire
Explosions, burning refinery facilities and hundreds of disrupted flights: A major Ukrainian drone attack has once again brought the war deep into the heart of…
Beach, Sun, Sangria … Think Tanks?
The School for ThinkTankers 2025, organized by ‘On Think Tanks,’ was a five-day workshop designed to equip young professionals with skills for think tank…
Policy Paper: The Cost of Unpredictability
Main question: how can policymakers address and navigate current geopolitical situation? Argument: Due to the absence of a central authority in the…
Rise of the Rest
In a time of geopolitical uncertainty whether grounded in historical ties, economic relations, pacts, treaties, or a combination of these. This article…
The Global Disorder Cycle
Main question: Is the world really oscillating between eras of recession and expansion, or is this logic purely linear and the result of chance? Argument: The…
From Moscow to Caracas
In an era of rapidly developing social media, cyber threats such as manipulation, fake news, and disinformation are also expanding as elements of planned…
Hostage Diplomacy
Why are foreign nationals increasingly detained not as criminals, but as leverage? Hostage diplomacy endures because it delivers strategic returns often enough…
Allies in Uncertain Times
Main question: How has the EU responded to perceived unpredictability in U.S. foreign policy under the Trump administration? Argument: Unpredictability erodes…
China’s Reactions to US Belligerence under Trump
Main question: How has China reacted, both “on paper” (diplomatically) and in practice (strategically), to recent US belligerence in Greenland, Venezuela and…
Making Greenland and Venezuela Great Again
The article aims to determine if Trump’s behaviour regarding Venezuela and Greenland fit modern scholarly definitions of Imperialism. Both Venezuela and…
Editorial of the 2nd report
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Iranian Resistence between Opression and War:
1. Sanaie links her family’s persecution to support for the NCRI and its vision of a secular democratic Iran. 2. She says protests are driven by repression,…
From fragmentation to flexibility
How can the EU design digital infrastructure ensuring both security and civil rights for times of peace and crisis? The answer lies in resilience by design,…
The Crisis in Cabo Delgado: Why Mozambique Matters
A forgotten humanitarian crisis with deepening roots Rwanda’s intervention is strategically self-serving, not purely altruistic A new, fragmented security…
Anglophone Conflict in Cameroon
Historical roots driving a neglected conflict Structural silencing keeps the crisis hidden International complicity dims the spotlight further
The Future of the Petrodollar
Main question: How might the energy transition affect the role and underlying strengths of the USD as the world’s reserve currency. Argument: one of the main…
Fuel Crisis: Car dependence & Environmental Impact
Argument: How Australia’s car-dependent urban policy model and heavy reliance on imports for fuel expose Australian cities and the national economy to…
The Weak Yen Trap
Q: Does Japan’s dollar exposure prevent the BoJ from raising rates? Arg: Low rates fuel carry trades that weaken the yen, while $1T+ in U.S. Treasuries ties…
The Euro as an international currency
– Should the ECB push the Euro internationally to incentivise smaller economies to take the Euro on as their anchor currency? – The general trend point towards…
Policy recommentdation and conclusion
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