On Saturday, the United States and Israel launched a coordinated attack on Iran, eliminating high-value targets in an attempt to topple the regime that has been in place since 1979. While much of the discussion has centred around the legality of the action or the path to succession, one point is often neglected: how will a state so diverse find the common ground needed to take its next step?  Looking at Iran mainly through the last fifty years risks missing how the system act

To the international community’s surprise, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi won a landslide victory in her high-stakes gamble of a snap election, successfully translating her immense popularity into a record-breaking majority for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in the lower house of Japan’s parliament—the largest seat total since the party’s inception in 1955. Following this outright victory, Takaichi now possesses a strong mandate and an unusual degree of latitude t

Recent declarations by President Trump regarding the possibility of Greenland joining the United States have renewed interest in the strategic importance of this semi-autonomous territory. The combination of Greenland’s complex legal framework, comprising autonomous legislation, the Danish Constitution, and additional legal layers, together with its strategic geographic location, renders it particularly vulnerable. These factors make Greenland a focal point for competing inte

In our last insight, we discussed the attempts made by the United States to reassert its role as the eminent military and imperialistic superpower. As one of the blocs poised to rise in the global hegemonic rankings, the European Union has all the necessary tools for success. However, its lack of progress is exemplified  by its indecision on two key issues: what to do with the approximately €210 billion in frozen Russian assets held in Brussels and the negotiations for the EU

With President Trump’s recent ultimatum pressing Nicolás Maduro to resign as Venezuela’s leader , it appears that the two states are on a collision course. While the Administration’s official reasoning behind the recent escalation has been an effort to end the flow of cocaine and fentanyl into the United States, we argue that this only partially explains the situation. On one hand, the prospect of invading a sovereign state reflects superpowers’ increasing propensity towards

The EU-China summit was held in Beijing on the 24 th  of July to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations. The summit included talks between...

Disclaimer: The currently available information regarding the ongoing escalations between Israel and Iran remains incomplete, with no...