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In 2021, Europe will face challenges both familiar and unforeseen. The future of the old continent will to a large extent depend on the evolving global constellation of forces, but also on the way the European Union chooses to position itself.
Global central banks are liquidating US Treasuries for physical gold at a record pace. This shift marks the end of the post-war bargain: the dollar is no longer a neutral sanctuary for sovereign wealth.
20 Aug 2026
A deepening alliance between Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces and Ethiopia is redrawing the map of East Africa, isolating Cairo and threatening the historic hegemony of the Nile’s downstream power.
19 Aug 2026
Tehran’s decades-long defiance of the unipolar order has moved from isolation to a blueprint for middle-power resistance, as Iran leverages geography and historical grievances to outlast Western influence in the Levant.
18 Aug 2026
India’s strategic reliance on a single political dynasty in Bangladesh has backfired. As Dhaka pivots toward Beijing and Islamabad, New Delhi faces a structural security dilemma that threatens its entire eastern flank.
18 Aug 2026
Washington is shifting from containment to a strategy of structural economic collapse. By targeting Iran’s internal solvency, the U.S. aims to force a regional retreat that military pressure alone could never achieve.
16 Aug 2026
As Washington and Beijing sever semiconductor ties, Mexico is transforming from a low-cost assembly hub into the critical fail-safe for the AI era. Power, geography, and North American energy are rewriting the rules of silicon sovereignty.
16 Aug 2026
