
The SCO at 25: A Eurasian Colossus or Anti-American Talk Shop?
Despite its public image as a Sino-Russian answer to NATO, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is a very different beast. Each member state has its own reason for being part of such a vast org...
3 Syys 28min

What Is the Future of NATO?
Since Donald Trump's return to the White House, NATO’s European members have had to adjust to and navigate the new U.S. approach to defense, with the withdrawal of troops from Europe, decreased milita...
16 Heinä 34min

Has Ukraine Dealt a Lethal Blow to the Russian Oil Sector?
Following waves of Ukrainian attacks against energy infrastructure in 2024 and 2025, Russia managed to recover quickly. But the most recent drone strikes on Russian refineries were more calculated and...
2 Heinä 34min

Why Armenia Voted For a Pro-Europe Future
While Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan campaigned on a pro-Europe platform in the pivotal vote, the opposition wanted to see the country take a more pro-Russia course. Despite clumsy Russian at...
18 Kesä 33min

Russia’s Changing Security Environment
The war in Ukraine has fundamentally altered the strategic environment for Russia on its western border. The conflict has expanded the line of contact with NATO and the alliance’s partners in Ukraine,...
4 Kesä 26min

After Putin’s Visit to China, What Next?
Putin’s Russia has always been China’s pragmatic junior partner while trying to balance its dependency on Beijing, but since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the relationship has become ever m...
21 Touko 30min

Is NATO Misreading Putin’s Risk Appetite?
As the conflict between the West and Putin’s Russia escalates without guardrails, would the Kremlin dare to launch a military incursion into NATO territory in coming years? With the mercurial Donald T...
7 Touko 57min



















