In rhetoric, and increasingly in the realm of defense spending as well, Western countries are preparing for a more adversarial relationship with China.

The EU’s glacial enlargement process may fall foul to outside geopolitical players in the Western Balkans.

How does China fit into NATO’s strategic planning?

Though there’s a lot more work to be done before peace and stability reigns in Afghanistan, the recent US-Taliban deal is an important step in the right direction.

The Caucasus is a region with complex geopolitics and economic interests, which is reflected in the wax and wane of US-Azerbaijan relations.

Is Europe is warming to ‘maximum pressure’?

NATO needs Turkey, and Turkey needs NATO.

Opposition to Turkey’s geopolitical power play in the Eastern Mediterranean is mounting, but there’s no sign that Ankara will be backing down anytime soon.

Revisiting the strategic rationale behind NATO’s expansion into the Baltic Republics.

Long the site of great power competition, the Black Sea region appears to be heating up once again.