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(Analysis) Assessing the Added Value of European Engagement with Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia locates at the core of the wider Indo-Pacific region and embraces one of the globe’s most crucial bodies of water for maritime trade, the South China Sea. Being also home to vibrantly growing economies, the region holds great strategic importance for most global players. This includes the European Union (EU), whose interests in such a faraway area are of vital importance and include both economic relationships and regional security.
(Analysis) The Taiwan Policy Act: The Showdown between the US and China?
The Taiwan Policy Act of 2022 is the most comprehensive bill introduced by the US Congress ever since the enactment of the Taiwan Relation Act of 1979, but how might this affect the Sino-US relations?
(Analysis) Greco-Turkish Conflict: Drivers, Feasibility, and Impact on EU security and NATO
As the Greco-Turkish conflict ignites once more, what could be the consequences for European security and NATO unity? Is a military conflict between the two NATO members a concrete possibility?
SOTEU 2022: Expectations on the Roadmap to 2023
On the 14th of September, Ursula Von der Leyen spoke in front of the European Parliament to deliver 2022’s State of the Union speech. The President of the Commission was accompanied by the guest of honour for the evening, Mrs. Olona Zelenska. It has been 8 months since the beginning of the Ukrainian war, which has prompted an energy crisis, stark inflation and interruptions in supply-chains across Europe as a spillover effect, among other consequences.
How Botswana is An Exception to the ‘Resource Curse’
The term ‘Resource curse’ refers to the failure that many countries that are resource-rich face. This means that these countries do not fully benefit from their natural resource wealth. In this article, we look at how Botswana, a natural resource-rich country is an exception to the resource curse.
The Current Political State of Zambia: Will Foreign Investments Be a Viable Decision?
In assessing the current political state of Zambia, this article examines the potential for foreign investments as a viable decision for economic sustainability.
(Analysis) Nuclear Energy Embraced & Shunned Simultaneously Within The EU
EU Member States either embrace or shun nuclear energy from their national energy policies as they strive to become energy independent.
[REPORT] Erdoğan’s Menu to Crush Down the Opposition
Like a ruthless chef who organises the preparation of his gustatory manipulations, Erdoğan is constantly developing new menus to enable his kitchen to retain the grandeur of his despotism. With…
(Analysis) Iraqi Kurdistan: the EU’s Next Major Energy Supplier?
Iraqi Kurdistan’s Prime Minister is convinced that his region can become one of Europe’s main energy suppliers in the near future.
This article takes an in depth look at the opportunities and challenges facing Iraqi Kurdistan’s plans of becoming a global energy exporter, in order to determine their feasability.
A Conversation with the Lawyer of Çilem Doğan: Punished for not Dying
Çilem Doğan’s story is a sad reality. A reality involving violence that goes unnoticed and unpunished. A reality that denies the right of women to protect themselves and condemns them…
