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A military officer walks past SCO member state flags during the 2025 defense ministers’ meeting in Qingdao

Axis and equator: Diverging blueprints for global order

As NATO and the SCO convene on opposite ends of the geopolitical map, their visions for global security reveal not just competing interests—but fundamentally different beliefs about power, cooperation, and the very nature of peace

Children walking and playing in muddy puddles at a refugee camp with tents in Idlib, Syria

Twilight over Damascus

After the dramatic fall of Bashar al-Assad, Syria enters a turbulent new era under Ahmed al-Sharaa. While hopes for reform rise, sectarian tensions, foreign influences, and deep economic scars persist

Map illustrating major and minor global trade routes, including sea routes of the Silk Road, highlighting key pathways in international commerce GEOTRENDS.EU

Trump’s triumph: A new era of global shifts

Donald Trump’s 2024 election victory is expected to bring global shifts, impacting shipping, the Middle East, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, U.S.-China relations, and European markets. What challenges and opportunities are on the horizon?