Sinan Ülgen, director of Istanbul-based EDAM, examines Türkiye’s response to Greece’s strategic alignment with Israel, maritime disputes around Crete, the Cyprus electricity interconnection, and the shifting balance of power across the region
The world’s most profitable tanker routes are exposing a new geography of oil power, where the decisive variables are no longer miles sailed, but ships, scarcity, chokepoints and strategic dependence
During 26 September–2 October 2026, shipping markets rewarded control of vessels, contracts and access. Cargo recovery brought fresh opportunities, but the gains depended on who could actually deliver
Fresh state-election victories and local gains have pushed the AfD further into Ger-many’s political mainstream. Its foreign-policy blueprint points to strategic autonomy, renewed ties with Russia and a markedly different European order
As Xi Jinping again invokes the “Thucydides Trap” in Washington, Peking University professor Xiaoyu Lu tells GeoTrends why China–U.S. conflict remains avoidable — and examines Taiwan, the Middle East, Europe and Piraeus
Greece owns ports at the crossroads of three continents. Geography creates opportunity, not power. The decisive question is what happens after cargo leaves the quay
General Jamil el-Sayyed, former Director General of Lebanon’s General Security and member of parliament, speaks to GeoTrends about Hezbollah’s weapons, Israel, Iran, Syria, Türkiye, and the limits of Lebanon’s ability to defend itself
A regional crisis is making ships costlier to run. The same crisis has handed carriers back the Suez shortcut. Container freight rates now sit between a rising cost floor and returning capacity
Twenty-five years after 9/11, Afghanistan forces the West to confront an uncomfortable question: did its response make it safer, or expose the limits of military power and imposed political transformation?
Canada’s deepening relationship with Europe is becoming a central pillar of a broader diversification strategy as U.S. trade tensions reshape Ottawa’s economic and strategic choices
