Global maritime sectors are heading towards a new frontier. Throughout maritime history, innovation has arrived from the outside, such as aerospace navigation systems, heavy industry engines, and manufacturing automation and digitalization from Silicon Valley. Another external wave could be hitting … [Read more...]
The New Maritime Operating Environment
A year ago, we argued that maritime insecurity risked becoming as destabilizing as land-based conflict. Today, that warning largely holds, and in some ways has become direr. The oceans have become a primary operating environment for geopolitical competition. The result is an economic landscape in … [Read more...]
Israel Recognizes Somaliland’s Independence
More than three decades after Somaliland claimed independence from Somalia, Israel became the first country to recognize its separation. It was a long road to get here. In the 19th century, the land that is now Somaliland was colonized by Britain, while Italy controlled the rest of Somali territory. … [Read more...]
Saudi opens stock market to all
Saudi Arabia said it will open its stock market to all foreign investors on Feb. 1, as it looks to reverse last year’s lackluster performance and enhance the liquidity of a market it sees as key to financing its economic diversification. The announcement provided a boost to the Tadawul, as the … [Read more...]
Trump wants Greenland. Europe’s tepid response is putting NATO and global security at risk
Europe stands at a precipice. Following the US military operation in Venezuela, President Donald Trump and his close advisers have reiterated that Greenland – currently an autonomous territory of Denmark – will be next. “We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security, and Denmark is … [Read more...]
Making America hemispheric again – President Trump and the quest for Greenland
In January 2025, Donald Trump in the first month of taking presidential office again reiterated an earlier interest in acquiring Greenland. Publicly rebuffed in 2019, during his first administration, the President has returned to the topic with gusto. The last 12 months have been breath-taking in … [Read more...]
Who makes up Iran’s fragmented opposition?
Jan 7 (Reuters) - Iran's clerical establishment is under mounting pressure from a new bout of unrest over economic privations caused by inflation that has rocketed since a war last June when Israeli and U.S. forces launched airstrikes, mainly targeting its nuclear sites. Despite repeated outbreaks … [Read more...]
Amid protests, Iran political blame game spares Khamenei
Iranian officials have begun publicly blaming one another and foreign foes for ongoing unrest across the country, exposing sharp divisions in Tehran on one of the greatest challenges yet to the Islamic Republic. Members of parliament have accused both the government and the public of … [Read more...]
EU Solar Market Outlook 2025-2030 11 December 2025 EU Market Outlook for Solar Power 2025-2030 provides a comprehensive forecast and analysis of the solar power sector in the European Union from 2025 to 2030.
he EU Market Outlook for Solar Power 2025-2030 is SolarPower Europe's comprehensive annual report that outlines the current status and forecasts the trajectory of the solar power market across the European Union from 2025 to 2030. This essential resource is developed with contributions from … [Read more...]
Launching a geopolitical atlas for the United Kingdom
I am delighted to introduce Britain’s world: The strategy of security in twelve geopolitical maps, a new geopolitical atlas designed to complement the 2025 National Security Strategy and the Strategic Defence Review. Co-edited with Andrew Young, hard copies of Britain’s world were launched at the … [Read more...]