Since the end of 19th century, the Middle Eastern region and countries of the Persian Gulf has taken the strategic attention of most world powers over its energy resources mainly in oil crude and more recently natural gas. In what concerns to the strategic oil crude, that geographical area holds two-thirds of the world’s reserves and because of it the …

 After weeks of increasing tensions between Kosovo and Serbia, with media of the latter country claiming that the government of Kosovo is orchestrating an attack against the Kosovo Serbs in the State’s northern region, Serbian president Aleksandar Vucic put the armed forces deployed along the border between the two States in the highest level of alert, making them ready to …

Hungary entered the EU through the great enlargement of the Union in 2004. Since then and for some time it was considered, together with Poland which was part of this group, the success story of European enlargement. All this, of course, at the time when the EU was prosperous before the financial crisis and the political austerity. When EU entered …

As Cas Mudde, professor of political science at the University of Georgia, stated, the victories of the Brothers of Italy and the Sweden Democrats has been the result of “at least two-decades-long process of what is the mainstream normalization of the far-right across Europe”. Joined by conspiracy’s theories against the national identity, anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-immigration sentiment, far-right parties in Europe …

After the incident of last November, relations between France and Italy are tense and rocky. Migration and borders protection is a well-known issue between the two EU States, that from time to time brings to the surface diplomatic rows and tensions. Going backwards and analysing the whole contexts it is important to underline the delicate situation between France and Italy …

Last week a terrorist attack was carried out in Kabul, with explosive planted in a hotel popular among Chinese nationals. Responsibility was claimed by the Islamic State Khorasan Province: it happened a day after a meeting between the Chinese ambassador and the Afghan deputy foreign minister to discuss security-related matters. The ISKP, a jihadist group rival of the Taliban due …

Lebanon has been at the centre of political turmoil for some time now, with the vacuum at the Presidency deepening the crisis. The plunge, which started with a financial crisis, has now affected every sector and class in Lebanon, where amidst the political uncertainty, the Lebanese are battling a cholera outbreak, energy crisis as well as disruption in healthcare services. …

In February 2022, the White House released the new US Indo-Pacific strategy document through which a new push towards Asia was declared. “The United States is determined to strengthen our long-term position and commitment to the Indo-Pacific. We will focus on every corner of the region, from Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia, to South Asia and Oceania, including the Pacific …

In recent years, the EU has tried to provide solutions to many of the problems that concern it, directly or indirectly. Despite the changes it has brought on internal issues during the economic crisis, migration flows, etc., it has not been able to find a solid solution for its policy in the Western Balkans. After the 2019 elections and with …

President Biden is hosting African Leaders at the U.S- Africa Leaders Summit in Washington D.C to discuss trade, security, and democracy, eight years after the last one in 2014. Circumstances have drastically changed since 2014 for the U.S. as well as African Nations owing to political crises, climate change and the pandemic. However, Biden’s agenda for reviving the Summit have …