Europe

‘We do feel that we have support because NATO is involved, the West is involved,’ Mute Bourup Egede says Greenland’s right to determine its own future is at stake amid ongoing geopolitical tensions over the semi-autonomous Danish territory, Greenland’s Foreign Minister Mute Bourup Egede said Wednesday. “We are …

The Islamic State may have lost its territory, its cities and the illusion of statehood that once allowed it to control large parts of Syria and Iraq, but it did not necessarily lose its wealth. Beneath abandoned farms, desert tracks, private properties and the ruins of its former …

Palestinian politics is approaching a potentially extraordinary moment. With legislative elections scheduled for November 28, 2026, forces that spent years fighting one another may now find themselves sharing the same electoral list. Hamas, which has governed the Gaza Strip since 2007, is seeking the broadest possible political coalition. …

Venezuela is preparing for a major restructuring of its oil industry under a 25-year energy framework with the United States, according to interim President Delcy Rodriguez, who said the arrangement could significantly increase production and generate hundreds of billions of dollars for the Venezuelan state. The announcement comes …

Hadi Elis  The Puppeteer of the Middle East: Britain’s Legacy of Sabotage Against the Kurds Standfirst: From WWI chemical weapons to the recent betrayal of Rojava, Britain has consistently worked to deny Kurdish self-determination, using Turkey as its willing proxy. Since World War I, Britain has systematically manipulated …

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and more than a dozen other world leaders are gathering in Kyrgyzstan on Monday for a two-day summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), a regional bloc increasingly positioned as a counterweight to Western influence. The group is marking its …

Qatar is pursuing two parallel tracks in an increasingly turbulent regional environment: diplomacy on the one hand and security fortification on the other. While Doha continues to present itself as a player capable of opening channels for dialogue, mediation, and de-escalation, it is simultaneously expanding its network of …

Farhat Asif  Today 23 August 2026, citizens across Kazakhstan are electing the first Kurultai under the country’s new Constitution. This is far more than a change in the name of Parliament. The vote will create a new 145-member unicameral legislature with the authority to make laws, represent public …

HCSS – The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies The events of this year have made that abundantly clear. The war in the Middle East and the renewed risk of disruption to the Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint for global fuel supplies, demonstrated how quickly geopolitical crises can …