Reports and analysis from analysts embedded across the regions, covering security, politics and risk across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Asia.
Research desks
Middle East & North Africa
25 February 2025
In November 2023, Houthi rebels began a campaign of naval attacks in the Red Sea, declaring its main target as Israeli commercial and naval vessels.
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Middle East & North Africa
25 February 2025
Saudi Arabian Environmental, Social and Governance situation
Saudi Arabia, as a pivotal player in the Middle East, is crucial to the region-wide integration of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles into its economic and corporate frameworks.
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Indo-Pacific
20 February 2025
Belt and Road Initiative and the Counter of India
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been in the limelight for the last decade because of its ambition to reshape the global economic and strategic landscape.
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Europe
12 February 2025
Storm on the Horizon: The Rise of the Far Right in Europe
Earlier in January, Elon Musk spoke to Alice Weidel, Co-Chairperson of Germany’s far-right party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), to express his support for the party ahead of Germany’s general election this month.
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North America
7 February 2025
Trump’s Isolationism and Effects on Climate Change Efforts
Having returned to office for a second term, Trump wasted no time reaffirming his isolationist stance. Just a day into his new administration, he withdrew the U.S. from key global agreements, with perhaps the most concerning move being his immediate second withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement which Obama signed onto in 2015. Donald Trump is a volatile figure, seen as an ‘erratic actor’ who is constantly challenging the status quo of International Relations with his ‘Trump Doctrine’ of putting America first. His approach prioritises U.S.
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Security & Conflict
3 February 2025
Stabilising the Sahel: A development of anti-Western forces?
Stretching across Central-North Africa the Sahel is a region of prolonged emergency, experiencing a surge in instability over the past decade.
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Europe
30 January 2025
Germany’s Long Journey to Zeitenwende
Germany’s Long Journey to Zeitenwende When German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced a ‘Zeitenwende’, or turning point, in German foreign policy shortly after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 27 February 2022, it was a consequential moment for Europe, Germany, and the world. After initially only offering to send Ukraine helmets as opposed to more lethal military kit, Scholz, as head of a fragile coalition government, seemed to recognise the severity of the situation as Europe’s largest land battle since World War II was underway.
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Indo-Pacific
29 January 2025
The Mekong River Basin and transnational environmental management between China and Southeast Asia
Under the amplifying effect of global climate change, a series of intertwined environmental challenges in the Mekong River region have become more urgent and critical. The Mekong River Basin's average daily temperature has risen from 0.5°C to 1.5°C over the past 50 years and is projected to continue to rise by 0.79°C over the next 20 years. In addition to higher temperatures, climate change is leading to anomalies in precipitation patterns. Longer durations and more intense precipitation are frequent in Southeast Asia, and these trends will intensify in the future.
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Security & Conflict
25 January 2025
Uyghur Militants in The Syrian Conflict In December 2024, a rebel coalition led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) sent shockwaves across the globe by toppling Bashar al-Assad’s seemingly unshakable regime in Syria, marking the end of the Assad dynasty’s five-decade rule. This seismic conclusion to Syria’s brutal civil war, which has seen casualties upwards of 480,000 and displaced up to 12 million people, was facilitated by a myriad of external factors.
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