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GERMANY, a major military power in Europe?

Your 5-MINUTE WEEKLY DOSE OF GEOPOLITICS. This week : Germany has realised the importance to ramp up national and European defence capabilities, but has it really the means and will to do it?

By Tony, 1 month17 April 2025 ago
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Is INDIA a threat for CHINA?

Your 5-MINUTE WEEKLY DOSE OF GEOPOLITICS. This week : India competes more and more with China, but remains far from outshining its neighbour and thus prefers avoiding antagonising it.

By Tony, 2 months10 April 2025 ago
Essays Geopolitics

Bloc mentality and warfare in SPACE

Your 5-MINUTE WEEKLY DOSE OF GEOPOLITICS.
This week : the arms race in spaces continues geopolitical tensions in a new environment and there is no adequate legal framework to prevent the advent of guerrilla warfare in space.

By Tony, 2 months3 April 2025 ago
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Growing security concerns in the ARCTIC

Your 5-MINUTE WEEKLY DOSE OF GEOPOLITICS.
This week : aggressive behaviours in the Arctic for its strategic resources may not lead to a direct confrontation yet. Multilateral diplomatic frameworks do exist, but they may not be enough.

By Tony, 2 months27 March 2025 ago
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Should we FOLLOW or FREEZE THE MONEY when fighting terrorism and organised crime?

What are the advantages and drawbacks of each strategy? Is one more efficient than the other? When should one be favoured over the other?

By Tony, 11 months30 June 2024 ago
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Has the world entered a “NO WAR, NO PEACE” era?

Is a Western-dominated world order really a guarantee for peace? How has the shift from power rivalry to power inequality changed warfare? What is “weakness politics”? Does peace still exist?

By Tony, 1 year23 January 2024 ago
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A collapse of the TALIBAN regime in the medium term (3-5 years)?

How likely is it that the Taliban regime will collapse in 3 to 5 years? Will internal divisions, rebel groups, popular unrest and foreign pressure make it fall?

By Tony, 1 year20 December 2023 ago
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Limits of the POWER VACUUM Logic in AFRICA

Liberal actors see Africa as a proxy landscape for their power rivalry with illiberal countries. However, they forget that African States have their own agency and that it’s not a simple zero-sum game, a vacuum is not always spatial.

By Tony, 2 years13 May 2023 ago
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The USA: after Trump, a Return to Normal ?

Will Joe Biden make everything return to normal ? Is he returning to multilateralism ? Multilateralism to counter China ? Can Biden bring together the US ?

By Tony, 3 years30 January 2022 ago
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NAVAL POWER’s Role in a National Defence Strategy

What is the meaning of naval power?
What are the advantages of naval power compared to land and air forces? Why a navy is economically and logistically vital ?

By Tony, 4 years5 August 2021 ago
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NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION and World Stability

Is the nuclear non-proliferation treaty efficient ? Do nuclear weapons prevent conflicts? What’s the point of nuclear weapons today? What are the risks of uncontrolled nuclear proliferation?

By Tony, 4 years4 August 2021 ago
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Russia and the West: a NEW COLD WAR?

What is a cold war? Are there current ideological differences ? Do tensions go beyond simple rhetoric fights and diplomatic tensions? What about China ?

By Tony, 4 years23 June 2021 ago
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