Turkey’s ‘Asia Anew’ Initiative and Antalya Diplomacy Forum
Two key Turkish Foreign Policy platforms played a joint role during March 2021; ‘Asia Anew’ and Antalya Diplomacy Forum. The Antalya Diplomacy Forum was…
Asia vis-à-vis the invasion of Ukraine
The West has presented a united front before the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Western audiences may believe that the world is rallying behind us…
France, an enemy of Catalonia?
Principles of international politics Over the last few decades in Catalonia, there has existed a broad tendency to think that nation-states define their international…
When there is a horizon, there is need for strategy
It is commonplace to argue, as I have previously myself, that every country – in this case, Catalonia – requires a strategy. Strategy is…
The Energy Crisis and the Renewables Vanity
It is too early to say whether the emerging energy crisis will be similar in magnitude to the 1973 oil crisis, or whether it…
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The debate about the European Union’s strategic autonomy, a view from Catalonia
In our third report, we cover the issue of “European strategic autonomy,” focusing on the political dimension of the debates around further integration of…
Russia and Ukraine: the threat of war is real
In October 2021, the CIA began to issue alarm signals regarding a build-up of Russian troops, weapons, and military equipment in the border area…
The geoeconomics of the supply shock beyond the pandemic
Geopolitics often analyses how polities design, compete and secure access and transport of resources, armies, and people across territories. That is to say, logistics.…
Algeria and Morocco: The New Divorce of Intimate Enemies
Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra announced on August 24, 2021 the breaking of diplomatic relations with the Kingdom of Morocco. The conclusion to a…
Germany after Merkel
The leaders of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) had no doubt imagined these elections as a mere formality. The victory in the primaries of…