Feb 2, 2022What to expect from the summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin?Since it has become clear that the US will not intervene militarily in a possible war between Russia and Ukraine, China and Russia anticipate a likely American retreat from the old continent in the long run in order to focus more on the Indo-Pacific region and East Asia. In this…6 min read6 min read
Nov 18, 2021Geopolitical Europe: How to navigate in the Indo-Pacific Decade?To speak the language of power, the EU would need at least partial strategic autonomy in European security and defence as well as multilateral alliances in global affairs. For Europe to become a geopolitical actor and not serve as a battle arena for the systemic rivalry between the U.S. and…Indo Pacific9 min readIndo Pacific9 min read
Sep 24, 2021The Quad Summit amid the Bifurcation of the Global SystemAt the historic first QUAD Summit hosted by US President Joe Biden in Washington, the leaders of the four like-minded countries met face-to-face for the first time to discuss issues of common interest under the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue. Why is this summit so important? According to India’s Prime Minister Narendra…Quad6 min readQuad6 min read
Sep 17, 2021A split between the Anglosphere and the EU vs. the Dragonbear amid Bifurcation of the Global SystemNot surprisingly, Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States have decided to deepen diplomatic, security and defence cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region, including through cooperation with partners, i.e. likely Japan and India in the near future. The announcement to support mutual security and defence interests and promote more intensive…Geopolitics3 min readGeopolitics3 min read
Mar 24, 2020The Global Covid-19 System CrisisCould the global outreach of Covid-19 lead to the next major shock to the Global System? This was the question I asked myself in January while observing the developments as regards the Covid-19 outbreak in Wuhan, China. Later on, I published an article claiming that the disruption of the global…Global System6 min readGlobal System6 min read
Aug 2, 2019Member-onlySix Questions Considering the DragonbearI was kindly asked by Tom O’Connor from Newsweek to provide him with my answers to six questions considering the relationship between China and Russia, which I gladly did as I have been extensively dealing with these issues since several years now. I would also like to point to the…China9 min readChina9 min read
Jun 14, 2019Member-onlyBoosting Europe’s interests in an increasingly bipolar worldHow should the strategic agenda of the EU and its Member States (MS) look like for the period between 2019 and 2024 following the reshuffle of personnel in the European institutions (European Commission, European Parliament, European Central Bank, etc.)? The Union, the MS, and the European Citizens can’t currently agree…European Union3 min readEuropean Union3 min read
Jul 7, 2018Trump, the Dragonbear, and the bipolar World Order 2.0Major change is on the way, and what awaits us is a week full of surprises in terms of geopolitics and geoeconomics. It starts with the NATO summit in Brussels, during which the member states will discuss how to further strengthen the collective defence and deterrence but also deepen the…China6 min readChina6 min read
Feb 17, 2018Should we brace for storm while navigating through 2018?It has been almost two months now since we entered the turbulences of the New Year, and we already feel quite overwhelmed by the complex of concurrent alarming issues in the global affairs. In this regard, we should not be under any illusion that we possess the necessary means that…24 min read24 min read
Nov 24, 2016The Russia, China Alliance: What Does “The Dragonbear” Aim To Achieve In Global Affairs?Written on September 8, 2015 Much has been written and speculated over an emerging strategic alliance between Russia and China, which I gave the name ‘the Dragonbear’ in the geopolitics of the 21st century. Interpretations of the context of deepening bilateral relations range from very skeptic to very optimistic prognoses…Geopolitics7 min readGeopolitics7 min read
