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Kareem Salem

The author has recently graduated with a Masters in International Relations from the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. His research interests are focussed on geopolitical and security issues specific to the Middle East and their impact on European powers.
Europe

Europe Must Gain Strategic Autonomy to Exert Influence on the Global Stage

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At a time of fraying transatlantic ties and deepening great-power competition, Europe must aspire to build its strategic autonomy.  As Europe takes tentative steps to...
Middle East and Africa

EU leaders Must Act Against Daesh’s Growing Insurgency

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Covid-19 has hit the heart of Europe’s democracies overwhelming their national healthcare systems. The severity of the virus has meant that European policymakers have...
Middle East and Africa

Battle for Idlib: Turkey Powerless in the Face of Russian Support for Assad

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The impotence of the Turkish army in the face of joint Russian-Syrian attacks in Idlib province underlines the extent to which the Turkish President,...
Security

Why President Trump’s NATO Enlargement Plans Will Not Have European Support

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After a barrage of criticism by President Trump regarding the functioning of the NATO alliance, the American leader now wants to enlarge the transatlantic...
Middle East and Africa

Should the Persistent Crisis in Libya Be a Cause of Concern for Europe?

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After nearly more than eight years since Libya’s revolution and the death of Muammar Gaddafi, Libya continues to be impacted by internal struggles for...
Middle East and Africa

Will European Powers Be Able to Defuse Tensions Between Washington and Teheran?

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Ordered by President Trump, the targeted killing of Qassem Soleimani electrifies the Middle East. The Leader of the al-Quds Force, the elite unit of...
Middle East and Africa

Will Saudi-UAE Relations Improve With Qatar Following the Gulf Cup?

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Last month Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates participated in the Gulf Cup in Qatar, a significant moment considering that it was the...
Middle East and Africa

Will Turkey’s Increased Involvement in the Eastern Mediterranean Exacerbate Tensions in the Region?

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Tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean are likely to rise after President Erdogan and the head of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayaz...

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Four Years On, Ukraine’s War Still Refuses to End

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Four years on, Ukraine’s war drags across 1,200 km, cities in ruins and millions displaced. Russia entrenched, Kyiv defiant, the West divided—how long can a war of attrition outlast political will before exhaustion decides the peace?
Indo-Pacific

How Timor-Leste Uses Tourism to Cement Its ASEAN Role

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After joining ASEAN in 2025, Timor-Leste is leveraging sustainable, high-value tourism to boost soft power, diversify beyond oil, and cement its regional role—positioning itself as Southeast Asia’s next authentic frontier, not its next mass market.
Americas

How Far is Cuba From a Total Collapse?

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How close is Cuba to collapse? Energy strangulation, fading allies, and Trump’s oil squeeze after Venezuela’s shift have left Havana isolated and rationing. For the first time in decades, the regime’s survival feels uncertain.
Geopolitics

The Maghreb’s New Architecture: Beyond the Myth of the Algerian Pillar

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Madrid 2026 wasn’t diplomacy—it was redesign. Washington moves past Algeria’s veto politics, backs Morocco’s autonomy plan, and seeds a Tunis-Rabat axis built on energy sovereignty, phosphates, and geo-economic integration. The Maghreb’s balance is shifting.

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