is a professor of Russian Studies at Uppsala University.

Issues with the EU’s external border regime are fomenting nationalist tendencies in member states. Migratory pressure has created an existential dilemma for the Schengen area. The European Union could ...

Looking back on one of the most surreal and emotional United States election campaigns of the last 100 years. President Joe Biden handing over the driver’s seat of ...

Beijing is leveraging advanced technologies like AI to gain strategic advantages without conventional combat. The popular influencer Vica Li presents herself as a lifestyle and travel blogger on ...

Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan are strengthening their economic ties with China through an ambitious railway project linking the three countries along the historical Silk Road. The new railway connecting ...

Dr. Amatzia Baram is a Middle East Forum Writing Fellow, as well as a professor emeritus at the Department of the History of the Middle East and Director of the Centre for Iraq Studies at the ...

Finance is poised to be the central issue at COP29, taking place in Baku this month – but progress will be technical and slow. COP29 will be held in Baku ...

Until not long ago, the German recipe for economic success seemed unbeatable. Its foundations were a skilled and motivated labor force, fast technological growth and a focus on high-quality products ...

“The press does not tell us what to think, it tells us what to think about.” This phrase by Walter Lippmann (1889-1974), a pioneer of ethical journalism, captures the essence of the media’s role in ...

This report on Chinese-Russian finance models is the first in a two-part series on the mechanics of Sino-Russian relations. The second, focusing on economics, can be found here. The war Russia has ...

France’s new stance on the Western Sahara dispute signals growing international support for Morocco, complicating Algeria’s long-standing position. In November 1975, the Moroccan government organized ...

Two recent summits showcase the growing fractures in the world’s financial landscape. Some BRICS countries are looking for ways to cut through the dominance of the ...