Turkey is considering full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). According to Erdoğan, this does not mean a shift away from the West or NATO. Ankara wants to continue developing relationships with both the East and the West and increase its own geopolitical weight. Turkey has been since 2012 (translated)
Analysis/commentary from Sama Kileya in the "Independent". The thesis is strong: Putin is starting to receive signals from countries that have been friendly to him that he should end the war, as its continuation is beginning to threaten their interests as well. (translated)
Membership in the EU today only costs countries that are (sometimes significantly) below the EU average - the Balkans, Ukraine, Moldova, etc. - and believe that it will economically elevate them. The EU establishment believes that by expanding, it will geopolitically strengthen and stabilize Eastern Europe. However, neither may be true. (translated)
Iranian leader Khamenei called on Muslims to unite against the United States and Israel, warned against dividing the Muslim world, and emphasized the need to recognize the true enemy, while the conflict between the US and Iran continues without a diplomatic solution. (translated)
The European Union is working to strengthen technological sovereignty to reduce dependence on the United States and China, focusing on the development of its own technologies and reforms in the financial sector. (translated)
Trump's renaming of Lake Ontario to Lake America is a textbook example of a narcissistic need to burn a brand of one's own self into geography and humiliate neighbors. As if the map were his personal mirror, which he must ask: "Mirror, mirror, who is the greatest in the world?" (translated)
The article discusses how the recent war between Iran, Israel, and the USA has reshaped the geopolitical landscape of the region, focusing on Iran's strategy for ensuring security beyond its borders and the impact of the war on control of key energy routes and maritime security in the Persian Gulf. (translated)
The article analyzes the transformation of the concept of civilization in American politics from 1949, when it was defined as the protection of democratic values, to the current civilizationism, which serves to justify nationalist and authoritarian trends including military intervention, creating a dilemma for countries like the Czech Republic that want to adhere to the original values of the international order and shared rules. (translated)
"Tvrdím, že se už delší dobu nacházíme ve třetí světové válce, která začala nenápadně v roce 2014 ruskou okupací ukrajinského Krymu. Jen jsme si jejího začátku tady na Západě diplomaticky nevšimli. Jsme žába vařící se v hrnci." Tato slova @JanDobrovsky bych mohl podepsat. Velice doporučuji rozhovor, který s ním vedl @Europaeanus https://t.co/sRUArIE2h1 #TřetíSvětováVálka #KrymskáKrize #Geopolitika
China is trying to build trade routes in the Arctic and strengthen its presence through a massive nuclear icebreaker, raising Western concerns about geopolitical and trade dominance in this strategically important area. (translated)
Zunanjepolitični domet @nmusar se kaže v tem, da enači Rusko federacijo, ki je napadla evropsko državo, z Izraelom, ki je evropski zaveznik. #geopolitika #mednarodniodnosi #Rusija
American President Donald Trump made a controversial statement that after the defeat of Iran, he would declare the Strait of Hormuz as territory of the United States, without explaining the legal basis or consequences of that decision. (translated)
The most complex map of relationships and power distribution in the Middle East that is now available. It was published by Newsweek. What is particularly noteworthy is how obviously the Horn of Africa and Greece or even India are "included" there. (translated)
Thousands of Chinese fishing vessels, including those with banned trawling nets, have set sail from Zhejiang province to the sea after the weakening of Typhoon Dolphin, to begin the long-awaited small fishing season, which again raises concerns about their impact on global fishing and geopolitical tensions in the South China Sea. (translated)
The article "Not Being a Stake in the Fence: Czech Interests in the New World of International Relations" deals with current geopolitical changes triggered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the return of Donald Trump to power, emphasizing the necessity to modernize Czech foreign policy to effectively respond to the unstable international environment characterized by a growing number of conflicts and the transition from American hegemony to a post-hegemonic arrangement. (translated)
Oil prices have risen to highs not seen since the end of July, with Brent reaching $90.03 per barrel and WTI surpassing $84.40, in response to geopolitical uncertainties surrounding the Strait of Hormuz and President Trump's demands for compensation from Iran, which complicates the oil supply situation. (translated)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić warned in the podcast MD MEETS that the world is on the brink of a major war that could significantly expand, emphasizing that countries should focus on greater independence from external factors in the future, while there are doubts about the role of the European Union as a third key player alongside the U.S. and China. (translated)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić stated in a podcast that the world is on the brink of a major war that could significantly widen, and emphasized the need for the independence of states in future global relations. (translated)
Chinese researchers warn that the attacks of cheap and developing underwater drones pose a serious threat to underwater data cables, which account for 99 percent of global data traffic, making their protection increasingly urgent as geopolitical tensions rise. (translated)
In his article, Edgars Voļskis analyzes the impact of geopolitics and climate change on the world economy, emphasizing that military conflicts and extreme weather conditions increase economic risks and budget burdens, which hinder future investments, as well as raising inflation and reducing growth, especially in Latvia and other European countries. (translated)
