Geopolitics

Rising powers, new alliances and rivalries, and the global challenge of climate change are reshaping world politics. What role for the EU?

In the context of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Baltic states have proven that their small size does not equal irrelevance.

When do environmental conflicts turn violent? How are military and environmental conflicts related?

Armed conflicts and military activities can be highly destructive for the environment.

How the mad rush for precious minerals and gold is sowing seeds of conflict in Ghana.

The key role of rare earths’ exploitation in the war in Ukraine

Russian propaganda has long relied on the kind of anti-imperialists always ready to cast doubt on Western narratives. Over the years, public debate has been deeply damaged by a corrosive configuration whereby doubt opened the way to lies and lies reinforced doubt. But with the war in Ukraine the machine started to spin too fast. A bunch of gifted writers helped it reach its point of implosion.

Lithuanian MP explains why supporting Ukraine isn’t a matter of capabilities but of political will.

Ongoing conflicts and aggression around the world challenge long-held Green positions on pacifism.

As the US and China vie for global power and influence, nowhere is this competition more intense than in the area of technology. Just like the flow of digital information itself, the manufacturing, trade, and use of this technology cuts across national borders. Asma Mhalla speaks to Edouard Gaudot about how Europe has sought to assert itself through regulation in response to this escalation, in a bid to enforce its norms and protect the privacy and data of its citizens.