Balochistan is emerging as a pivotal geopolitical arena where strategic ports, critical minerals, and great-power competition collide, creating significant opportunities but also heightening security risks and local tensions
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
EU–China relations have entered a post-illusion phase, where security, technological dependence, and geopolitical rivalry overshadow economic pragmatism. Beijing’s strategic assertiveness and Europe’s delayed awakening now define the trajectory of the bilateral relationship
Europe’s deepest fear isn’t a Russian invasion—it’s a future where the U.S. retreats, Germany dominates, and “the West” collapses, leaving a fractured continent to face its own power struggle
Europe faces an identity crossroads where concerns over migration, security, and cultural cohesion collide with its democratic foundations, raising questions about how far it can go without betraying its humanistic roots
Greece combines its world-leading LNG fleet with new energy hubs, emerging as a silent force multiplier that anchors Washington’s strategy and secures Europe’s independence from Russian gas
Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have forged a mutual defense pact, a development reshaping global power dynamics. This alliance signals a recalibration of regional security, with profound implications for major international players
Türkiye’s “Blue Homeland” strategy challenges international law and regional stability. Greece responds with deterrence, diplomacy, and alliances, declaring zero tolerance for revisionism and blackmail. Sovereignty is non-negotiable, and the Aegean remains a frontline of resistance
Canada–China relations stand at a crossroads. Selective engagement offers a pragmatic path that balances sovereignty, security, and economic opportunity, guiding Ottawa through intensifying global rivalry without surrendering autonomy
China is reshaping global shipping through massive port investments, shipbuilding dominance, and control over trade flows. Isaac Kardon explains Beijing’s maritime ambitions, strategic vulnerabilities, and the implications for international commerce