War is looming between the United States and Iran at a time when the regime in Tehran is facing its most serious challenges since the 1979 revolution. Economic sanctions have crippled the economy, and the discontented public is growing more daring in challenging the state’s brutal coercive … [Read more...]

For centuries, the Netherlands has seen itself as a trading nation, thriving on openness, neutrality, and smart partnerships. Since the 16th Century, the country’s ports have connected the world. As seen in ports such as Rotterdam, Amsterdam, and the Belgian port of Antwerp (formerly part of the … [Read more...]

The NIS2 Directive fundamentally changes the way organisations approach cybersecurity, with a focus on governance, continuous risk management, reporting, management accountability and supplier relationship control. read more... … [Read more...]

Partly propelled by its own strategic ambitions and partly facilitated by the shifting global posture of the United States, Turkey is methodically expanding its influence across the Mediterranean and Red Sea basins. Ankara’s focus on its southwestern flank marks the next stage of a broader Middle … [Read more...]

Since the 1950s, US military planning in the Gulf has rested on the assumption of technological overmatch. US carrier strike groups, layered missile defence, stealth aircraft, and precision-guided munitions have been designed and put into operation to deter or, if necessary, overwhelm a conventional … [Read more...]

Those who closely follow news and views on AI risk missing out on nine other technology categories that are changing our world just as fast.  Or, as Stanford Prof. Condoleezza Rice puts it, we presently face a “hinge-of-history” moment. “Never before have so many emerging technologies advanced so … [Read more...]