Things were already going very badly for Keir Starmer as the New Year dawned. He was embattled on multiple fronts including taxation, immigration, economic stagnation and rumoured leadership bids from within and beyond the cabinet. Then on 3 January it worsened, when Donald Trump launched his … [Read more...]
After Tehran: The Maritime Shockwave That Redraws the Gulf, the Red Sea and Europe’s Trade Arteries
Cyril Widdershoven Visionary geopolitical strategist with a sharp focus on commodities, geopolitics, and security in the MENA region. Open for consultancy and advisory work and commercial due diligence. January 14, 2026 … [Read more...]
Analiză şi recomandări în urma gestionării unor incidente critice de securitate cibernetică
“Prevenţia, detecţia timpurie şi răspunsul profesionist fac diferenţa dintre o criză majoră şi un incident controlabil.” Incidentele de securitate cibernetică nu mai pot fi tratate ca excepţii sau situaţii-limită, fiind deja parte din normalitatea operaţională a organizaţiilor, indiferent de … [Read more...]
The US Steps Back from Climate and Nature Cooperation: Power, Political Economy, and the Next 12 Months of Global Leadership
On 7 January 2026, the White House issued a Presidential Memorandum directing US withdrawal from 66 international bodies, including the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The stated rationale frames many of these bodies as … [Read more...]
The Shifting Focus in Eastern European Defense
Countries on NATO’s eastern frontier are rethinking defense along their eastern borders. For Poland and the Baltic states in particular, the focus has long been on rapid response and NATO reinforcement, but increasingly their attention is turning to reengineering their borders with Russia and … [Read more...]
Exclusive: Trump questions Reza Pahlavi’s ability to garner support in Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Iranian opposition figure Reza Pahlavi "seems very nice" but expressed uncertainty over whether Pahlavi would be able to muster support within Iran to eventually take over. read more... … [Read more...]
Negotiations with Iran >>>>> bombing
Iranians have taken to the streets in massive numbers to protest, not always peacefully, their government’s economic failures. The Islamic Republic is violently trying to repress the demonstrations. President Trump is threatening to intervene militarily to stop the repression. Military action is a … [Read more...]
Forumul securitatii MaritimeMS Daily brief – 15 Ianuarie 2026
Puteti aprecia continutul folosind butonul like +24 CITITI SI STUDIUL FORUMULUI SECURITATII MARITIME Inițiativa Hub-ului european de securitate maritimă marchează o schimbare de abordare a Uniunii Europene față de regiunea Mării Negre, care este tratată pentru prima dată ca un spațiu … [Read more...]
ARHITECTURA GEOSTRATEGICĂ GLOBALĂ ÎN ERA VULNERABILITĂȚII SISTEMICE
Ionuț BELDIMAN Abstract Conceptul de arhitectură geostrategică globală reiterează modul în care se conturează ordinea internațională și vulnerabilitățile fundamentale ale statelor ca urmare a competiției acerbe dintre marii actori statali și interdependențele sistemice contemporane. Astfel, … [Read more...]
America’s Invisible Grip: Is Europe Trading One Energy Vulnerability for Another?
Cyril Widdershoven Visionary geopolitical strategist with a sharp focus on commodities, geopolitics, and security in the MENA region. Open for consultancy and advisory work and commercial due diligence. January 13, 2026 Europe, and especially its political leaders and … [Read more...]