Politics
Internal and external forces have ominously converged in recent weeks, threatening the tentative state of stability in Somalia. Domestically, President Mohammed Farmaajo’s efforts to manoeuvre his path to re-election in 2021 are sparking considerable internal strife, while internationally, a hurricane of potentially harmful geopolitical winds is circling around Somalia.

Belarus: Democratic awakening in stalemate
January 15, 2021
Forever War: The Unfulfilled Peace in Colombia
January 13, 2021
A New Italian Hard-Right Coalition
January 13, 2021
The West Watches for a Sino-Russian Military Alliance
January 11, 2021Economics
With the Turkish lira at a record depreciation amid the economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic,Turkish leadership is struggling to deal with an economic impasse and a seismic foreign relations shift as a result of the US election.

Killing the Dollar: A Side-Effect of COVID and its Cures?
December 30, 2020
The Uncertain Future of the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement
December 1, 2020Finance
Since the end of World War II, the US dollar has consistently functioned as a safe harbour for investors caught by any sort of turbulence. Thus, no one was surprised by its appreciation at the height of the current pandemic, which began in April 2020. And no one will be surprised if vaccine makers’ promises to end the pandemic null all those gains. Yet, the currency’s status and reputation have been weakening since the demise of the Bretton Woods Accord in 1974 to the point that, as a side-effect, COVID and its cures may be lethal for the dollar’s international dominance.

Saudi Aramco: Risks to Potential Investors
January 18, 2020
Default of IL&FS sends shockwaves through India’s financial markets
October 22, 2018
The Week Ahead: 9-15 September
September 10, 2018Security
An often-overlooked aspect of Jihadist terrorism in Europe is Italy’s exceptionalism in avoiding it. Does this come down to mere luck, or is Italy taking a different, more effective approach to counter-terrorism? And, most importantly, how long is Italy going to be able to keep this up?

Forever War: The Unfulfilled Peace in Colombia
January 13, 2021
Conflict Moves West in Mali, Towards the Senegalese Border
January 12, 2021
Ethiopia – What next for Abiy Ahmed?
January 6, 2021Natural Resources

Risk to Arctic Energy Exploration
October 28, 2020
Eastern Mediterranean: too small of a bathtub for two swimmers
October 18, 2020
Greece and Turkey: Energy Security Tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean
September 23, 2020
Geopolitics and the Energy Transition: Competition or Cooperation?
September 20, 2020Technology
Recently, the UK government announced its plans to take more offensive steps in its approach to cybersecurity. The announcement is further evidence of a gradually emerging trend exhibited by nation states: an increasing openness about their offensive cyber operations. This behaviour is likely to become the norm as many of the motivators for such an offensive stance — hybrid warfare, cyber espionage, and disinformation campaigns –only continue to grow.

The Wrong Way to Combat Internet Disinformation
December 9, 2020