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The Paradox of Energy Networks: Stability and Risk

The phenomenon of negative electricity prices has become a reality across Europe, and with the rapid expansion of solar installations lacking sufficient storage capacity, this phenomenon is emerging everywhere. In early May, European energy prices saw a significant decline due to low demand and increased solar power generation. …

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Xi Jinping Skips BRICS: A Silent Rebuke of a Fractured Bloc?

For the first time since BRICS was established in 2009, Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend the annual summit. His absence from the July 2025 gathering in Rio de Janeiro—a meeting that features a dramatically expanded bloc and arrives at a moment of geopolitical flux—suggests that it …

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Incoming Danish presidency faces multiple challenges

MEPs will debate the start of the latest EU presidency, now held by Denmark. They will discuss Denmark’s agenda for its six-month Council Presidency, which started on 1 July, with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. The debate will take place later this week in Strasbourg where MEPs are meeting …

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From Gaza to Tehran, A World Unbound: Collapse of The Rules Based International Order

Mariam Nadeem Since the October 7 Hamas attack, Israel has unleashed a level of devastation on Gaza that goes far beyond any claim of targeted retaliation. Entire neighborhoods have been flattened, hospitals reduced to rubble, schools turned to graves, and refugee camps bombed with no regard for the …

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Netanyahu in Washington: Between Closing Gaza and Opening the Gates of Regional Hell

Dr. Shehab Al-Makahleh On July 7, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives in Washington—not as a routine diplomatic guest, but as a key player in a volatile geopolitical theater on the verge of eruption. Analysts have dubbed it a “war visit”—one that could pave the way for a …

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Crisis Diplomacy: Global Power Plays in South Asia and Middle East Conflicts

In the multipolar era, every war serves as a flashpoint through which the evolving balance of power is tested and contested. The recent escalation between India and Pakistan in South Asia, and Israel and Iran in the Middle East, reveals the realist underpinnings of conflicts – particularly in …

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Crises of Credibility: The NATO’s 5% Gamble and the Fragile Rules-based World Order

Abdul Haq In a historic decision that reflected worries about a more unstable world, leaders of NATO decided to increase defense spending commitments to 5% of GDP by 2035 at the June 2025 summit. In a time of ‘global competition,’ NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte emphasized that ‘Europe and …

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Kazakhstan’s Diplomatic Resilience: A Crucial Catalyst in the Iranian Nuclear Conundrum

Dr. Shehab Al-Makahleh As tensions escalate across the Caspian region and the specter of nuclear confrontation looms ominously, Kazakhstan’s unwavering dedication to nonproliferation and its astute foreign policy position it as a potential arbiter in the Iranian crisis. By harnessing its diplomatic acumen and strategic location, Kazakhstan could …

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Israel Is Growing More Dependent on a Less Sympathetic United States

Leon Hadar The longtime pro-Israel bipartisan consensus in American politics is fading—precisely at the moment Israel needs it most. It has become a worn trope among anti-Semitic political commentators that the United States regularly sends its soldiers to “die for Israel.” Yet while Israel has relied on generous …

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