Next in our series on strategic commodities we examine tantalum, a conflict mineral with complex geopolitical ramifications for East Africa and beyond.

Assessing the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) after six years: Has the project's original ambition been realized?

The ‘Eastern Question’ has re-emerged to haunt EU policymakers, and a proper answer requires a true understanding of region’s historical specificities.

First in a two-part series, this backgrounder traces the origins and earliest deployments of Russia’s infamous mercenary outfit: the Wagner Group.

In what seems to be an emerging norm for the executive branch, US President Joe Biden has wasted no time in dismantling key planks of his predecessor’s agenda.

The advent of drones may have revolutionized modern warfare, but the disruptions are only getting started.

Who is backing who in simmering geopolitical tensions over energy deposits in the Eastern Mediterranean?

The next great leap in radar technology threatens to render strategic standards like stealth technology and signal jamming irrelevant.

US battery giants have long been reliant on foreign lithium supply for their production. But this is now changing.

President Trump came to power on a platform of reducing the trade deficit, yet in 2020 the gap remains wide as ever. What went wrong?