Alessandro Bruno

Alessandro Bruno is a geopolitical analyst and writer whose work examines the intersection of politics, economics, and global security. For more than two decades he has covered developments across the Middle East, North Africa, Europe, and Latin America, writing for platforms such as Geopolitical Monitor, Gulf State Analytics, The North Africa Journal, and Proactive Investors, where he serves as Editor – North America. His background includes lecturing with the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School’s Leadership Development and Education for Sustained Peace (LDESP) program, as well as research contributions to the United Nations Development Programme and Innovest on development policy and ESG risk.Drawing on both field experience, multilingual abilities and historical perspective, Bruno writes about the fragility of modern democracies, the return of great-power rivalry, and the consequences of technocratic governance. His work aims to make complex international dynamics accessible to broader audiences, balancing analytical rigor with a reflective literary voice. His latest book, The Divine Republic: A Political Comedy in the Tradition of Dante Alighieri, can be found here: https://www.amazon.ca/Divine-Republic-Political-Tradition-Alighieri-ebook/dp/B0GCFRMQBC/ref=zg_bsnr_g_927788_d_sccl_22/000-0000000-0000000?psc=1

2015 Vienna Agreement: A New Balance of Power in the Middle East?

Bundesministerium für Europa, Integration und Äusseres

The Vienna Agreement on Iran’s nuclear program will have far-reaching geopolitical ramifications in the Middle East and beyond.

Tunisia’s Terrorism Problem Goes Beyond Islamic State

Tunisia Flag Generated by Google Gemini on July 29, 2025.

One must look beyond Islamic State for the real causes of radicalization in Tunisia. Only then will we have the proper tools to stomp out terrorism.

Turkish Troops Aim to Counter Kurds, Not Islamic State

cc Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve/Spc. Arnada Jones, modified, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Combined_Joint_U.S.,_Turkey_Patrols.jpg

The Turkish government is considering deploying troops to create a “buffer zone” along its southern border with Syria, and it is clear that the intended target of such a move would be the Syrian Kurds, not Islamic State.

The Greek People Should Vote No

Abstraction of ECB-Greece tensions, Generated by Google Gemini on August 5, 2025.

The austerity model championed by Germany and its troika partners has failed. Now the Greek people have a chance to seal austerity’s fate, and in doing so revitalize a monetary union that has lost its way.

A New Islamic State Front in the Sahara

General Haftar in 2020, modified, SalimIRQ / https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Haftar_LNA_2020_%28cropped%29.png

Islamic State is taking advantage of Toureg and Toubou clashes in southern Libya as another UN-mediated attempt at national unity unravels.

Bi-Oceanic Railway Ups Ante in China-Latin America Cooperation

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A look at the ambitious bi-oceanic railway project agreed between China, Peru, and Brazil, which intends to boost trade and economic development by linking Brazil’s Atlantic coast with Peruvian ports on the Pacific.

Canada Steps Out of Peacekeeper Role and into the Unknown

Members of the Mongolian Armed Forces participate in minefield self-extraction training during Khaan Quest 2016 at Five Hills Training Area near Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The training provided MAF members with the skills to safely identify and mark potential threats in a minefield. Khaan Quest 2016 is an annual, multinational peacekeeping operations exercise hosted by the Mongolian Armed Forces, co-sponsored by U.S. Pacific Command, and supported by U.S. Army Pacific and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific. Khaan Quest, in its 14th iteration, is the capstone exercise for this year’s Global Peace Operations Initiative program. The exercise focuses on training activities to enhance international interoperability, develop peacekeeping capabilities, build to mil-to-mil relationships, and enhance military readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Janessa K. Pon) Unit: U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific / Cpl. Janessa Pon / https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U.S._Army,_Canadian_Army_teach_minefield_extraction_techniques_to_Mongolian_Armed_Forces_members_during_Khaan_Quest_2016_160525-M-TA471-130.jpg

The Harper government has shifted Canadian foreign policy from ‘peacekeeper’ to ‘player’ in the Middle East and beyond. But is the Canadian military ready for a more assertive role on the world stage?

US-Cuba Thaw to Counter China’s Growing Trade Ties in Latin America

cc Roosewelt Pinheiro/ABr, modified, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ra%C3%BAl_Castro_-_2008%28edit%29.jpg

Like the recent thaw with Iran, President Obama’s move to normalize US-Cuban relations is motivated by the need to compete for markets and influence in an increasingly bipolar world.

Lausanne Accord to Open the Lucrative Iran Market, Remake the Middle East

Kerry Zarif Iran nuclear deal, cc US Department of State, modified, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Secretary_Kerry_Discusses_Iranian_Nuclear_Program_With_Foreign_Minister_Zarif_in_Switzerland_%2816092274037%29.jpg / U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sits with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif before the two resume negotiations about the future of Iran's nuclear program on January 14, 2015, in Geneva, Switzerland. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]

Détente between Iran and the West is transforming the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East, and governments and investors the world over are scrambling to profit from the new normal.

Eritrea at the Center of Europe’s ‘Clandestine’ Migrant Crisis

Flickr cc CSDP EEAS, modified, https://www.flickr.com/photos/eeas-csdp/24899308580

The question that every European policymaker should be considering: How do you solve a problem like Eritrea?

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