Deep Dive

Get into the details of what is happening in thematic reports that shed light on the latest geopolitical issues and trends.

BYD, China’s top electric vehicle maker, assembled cars at the Taicang Port in Suzhou in February to ship to Europe. / Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
Geopolitics newsletter | July 1 – 8

RADAR SWEEP Geopolitics Newsletter June 10 – June 16, 2024 China asks the EU to…

Playing the long game
Playing a long game: Russia’s war in Ukraine passes two-year mark

WHAT’S HAPPENING? As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its second year, Russian forces have sustained more…

Baku and Brussels post-election: closing “corridors”?
Baku and Brussels post-election: closing “corridors”?

WHAT’S HAPPENING? On February 7, 2024, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev won a snap election to…

EU discusses special aid package for Ukraine

European Union leaders will meet in Brussels today to discuss a proposed 50 billion euro…

Photo: The Russian Presidential Press and Information Office/Wikimedia Commons
Global development with Chinese characteristics: 10 years of Belt and Road

WHAT’S HAPPENING? Through the BRI framework, Chinese banks have loaned out $1 trillion to developing…

Law and justice in Poland post-“Law and Justice”

WHAT’S HAPPENING? On October 17, the Electoral Commission confirmed the results of an exit poll…

Operation Barkhane
France calls an end to Operation Barkhane and leaves Mali

WHAT’S HAPPENING? French troops have officially withdrawn from Mali, following an inconclusive ten-year-long struggle to…

sri lanka
Budget crunch: Sri Lankan government weighs economy, unrest

WHAT’S HAPPENING? President Ranil Wickremesinghe presented Sri Lanka’s national budget on November 14 for the…

On November 17, Kyrgyzstan’s parliament rapidly ratified an agreement to delimit the country’s border with Uzbekistan in all three readings. Photo: Peter in s/Wikimedia Commons
Prospects for protest in Kyrgyzstan’s post-border deal

WHAT’S HAPPENING?On November 17, Kyrgyzstan’s parliament rapidly ratified an agreement to delimit the country’s border…

Will price caps sway the public
Protests in Prague: will price caps sway the public?

WHAT’S HAPPENING? On September 3, approximately 70,000 protesters gathered in Prague’s Wenceslas Square to call…