Gergely Varga is a security policy expert, former head of the Euroatlantic Program at the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs, and currently a diplomat in Switzerland.
Gergely Varga is a security policy expert, former head of the Euroatlantic Program at the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs, and currently a diplomat in Switzerland.
BRICS may not end dollar dominance, but it is accelerating a shift toward a more multipolar financial order where currencies, influence, and economic power are becoming increasingly contested.
The Epstein case is no longer just about one predator. It’s about whether Western institutions can investigate power honestly — or whether wealth, influence, and secrecy will always outrun accountability.
The U.S.-China rivalry is no longer defined by tariffs alone. AI chips, export controls, rare earths, and strategic supply chains have become the real battlegrounds of global power in the emerging economic order.
Donald Trump is once again President of the United States and with his ascension, many have begun to bury the liberal international order. Questioning...
Nov. 9, 2024 marked 5 years of the inauguration of the Kartarpur Religious corridor. The corridor connects Dera Baba Nanak (Punjab, India) with Gurdwara...
In mid-August, China fired warning shots across its border with Myanmar in an overt display of its duplicity in Myanmar’s ongoing civil war. Rather...
Incident on New Year's Day
On January 1, 2024, at approximately 1:10 p.m., just three hours before a magnitude 7 earthquake struck the Noto Peninsula,...
India-China ties are improving, but border tensions, strategic rivalry, and Indo-Pacific competition require realistic expectations. Cooperation can grow, yet enduring differences will continue shaping the relationship.
QUAD Plus can reinforce a Free and Open Indo-Pacific by expanding intelligence, technology, and maritime cooperation, reducing dependence on China and strengthening regional resilience against coercion.
Canada's submarine choice highlights a key lesson: modern arms sales depend not only on capability and price, but also on alliances, strategic trust, and long-term security partnerships. South Korea must sell relationships, not just weapons.
Abiy Ahmed's political capital is shrinking as insecurity, inflation, elite fragmentation, and dependence on external patrons drive up the cost of power. Can Ethiopia's political marketplace sustain his rule much longer?
BRICS+ offers vast potential in trade, technology and local currency cooperation, but geopolitical rivalries and divergent strategic priorities will shape whether it emerges as a cohesive force or remains a loose coalition.
