The future of relations between Ukraine and the rest of Europe revolves around two main themes: military-industrial cooperation, and the provision of energy and mineral resources for European markets.

Europe’s moralizing approach to energy and raw materials has weakened its resilience. Ideology and hypocrisy are luxuries it can no longer afford. Because they have ...

Already during the Covid-19 crisis – and even more so now, amid war, protectionism and sanctions – the issue of economic supply has become obvious. Domestic sources in Europe, particularly for raw ...

The latest technologies are presenting Arab and North African states with a whole new set of struggles and opportunities. Morocco is a case in point. Morocco’s ...

The Human Rights Council of the United Nations is unable to confront serious human rights situations evenhandedly. The divergent interests of the UN membership makes ...

China’s vulnerability to militants and unrest in Pakistan’s southwestern province, Balochistan, threatens its projection of power in Asia and the BRI as a whole. In 2011, Hillary Clinton, then-United ...

LNG production can be a boon to East African nations, but security risks and institutional gaps will pose hurdles to growth. One of the poorest countries in the world, Mozambique has the largest gas ...

China’s dominance over rare earths gives Beijing powerful leverage in trade, technology and strategic negotiations. Metal cubes representing rare earth elements including neodymium (Nd), praseodymium ...

Greenland has passed a draft constitution, raising the possibility of independence from Denmark and concerns over its strategic significance. Qaanaaq, Greenland is among the most northern inhabited ...

Technical and, above all, political obstacles block Cyprus’s way to becoming a natural gas producer and exporter. Some Mediterranean neighbors, including Turkey, complicate the problem. A view of the ...

Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan are strengthening their economic ties with China through an ambitious railway project linking the three countries along the historical Silk Road. The new railway connecting ...

China has entered a deflationary cycle, exposing stark economic disparities amid slowing growth and cautious policy changes. China has been facing ongoing deflation, with prices declining for six ...