Roxana Nicknami, Professor of European Studies at the University of Tehran, examines the unraveling Iran–U.S. ceasefire, the legal foundations of deterrence, verification failures, and why sustainable regional stability ultimately depends on credible institutions rather than coercion
Dr. Foad Izadi, Professor of American Studies at the University of Tehran and a specialist in U.S. foreign policy, explains how Tehran interprets the war’s outcome, the ceasefire and the strategic lessons shaping its next move
Professor Wang Dong, a leading scholar of China–U.S. relations at Peking University, discusses reglobalization, strategic stability, Taiwan, digital globalization, and Beijing’s vision for shaping a more cooperative international order amid intensifying geopolitical competition
Dr. Stavros Karamperidis, Associate Professor of Maritime Economics and Head of the Maritime Transport Research Group, analyses how escalating tensions in the Gulf could disrupt shipping markets, energy flows, and global supply chains
Oded Ailam, former head of the Counterterrorism Division at the Mossad and senior researcher at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, explains why Iran is more resilient—and more dangerous—than the West admits
Dr. Mohamed Farid, Member of the Egyptian House of Representatives, discusses the Middle East’s uncertain post-conflict transition, weakening proxy networks, energy corridors, Red Sea security, and emerging trilateral cooperation reshaping regional power balances
An in-depth interview with Plamen Tonchev, one of Europe’s most seasoned China watchers, on U.S.–China rivalry, strategic contradictions, and the risks of a leaderless international order
GeoTrends sits down with Dr. Wu Shicun to discuss China’s approach to regional cooperation, Taiwan tensions, naval modernization, and the country’s vision for peace and shared stability in the Asia–Pacific
Vasilis Petropoulos explains how China’s hybrid influence in the Balkans and Eastern Mediterranean challenges Greece, the EU, and NATO, based on the new IIER report co-authored with Plamen Tonchev
In this interview, Professor Basil Germond of Lancaster University analyses Russia’s “grey zone” activities at sea and explains how hybrid maritime operations are reshaping Western security, deterrence, and strategic preparedness