Last week’s two major international events seemed (at least, at first glance) to echo the tensions of a bygone era. China hosted a grand military parade...
As European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen prepares to deliver her annual State of the Union address, she is under pressure from all sides. The...
The Lebanese government meeting on 5 September raised a question that has been hanging over Beirut for decades: can the state finally regain its monopoly...
Some may wonder, "Why would countries so far apart from each other adopt hostile attitudes?" However, the root of the issue is historical. Among the only...
The UK, France, and Germany's decision to initiate the snapback mechanism under UN Security Council Resolution 2231 on 28 August represents a significant shift in...
In a 2022 paper, I introduced an allegory I called the Incarceration Game – an academic exercise that explores how authoritarian leaders, when their popularity...
European countries are stuck between a rock and a hard place as a coalition of countries meets in Paris on Thursday to discuss security guarantees...