The Biden administration has led the Western military and economic response to Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Europe must be ready to act independently if and when Washington’s policy changes.
To better understand the global and regional challenges related to climate change and their wide-ranging implications on politics, security, and economic development ahead of COP27, the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center is organizing a panel discussion on Thursday, October 27 from 16:00 till 17:15 (EEST) Beirut time with Aisha Al Sarihi, Nick Clark, Amr Hamzawy and Zeinab Shuker.
It’s an indication of major fractures, as emerging states leverage digital technology and sophisticated weaponry to compete for influence and power.
Russia’s war on Ukraine has driven European states to reimagine the continent's security architecture. Several have taken concrete steps to reorient their foreign policies, including Germany, which notably chose to increase its defense spending and send weapons to Ukraine in March.
The European Political Community aims to draw EU’s neighbors into its orbit while leaving enough room to accelerate European integration. Doubts remain over the new platform’s ability to overcome the harsh political realities that sunk similar initiatives over the years.
For the first time ever, G3 and Mike Edwards welcome an outside guest to the show, Sultan Meghji.
For many years now Russia's grand strategy has always been that the West will fall apart, the United States will lose interest in the war, there will be divisions between the United States and its European allies, and all the socioeconomic pressures emerging from this war will hem in Western leaders' resolve and determination to stand by Ukraine.
In many ways, Trump’s actions weakened both Israel’s security and that of the Jewish community in the United States.
Which of these or other dominoes will fall—and when and how? It is too soon to predict the ultimate fallout of Russia’s certain strategic defeat, partly because it is not clear how severe the defeat will be. And although dominoes certainly fall in geopolitics, they don’t always fall how one expects.
Russia’s latest escalation of attacks against Ukraine appears to be driven by Putin’s desperation to end the war quickly. By contrast, these actions have further boosted Ukrainians’ morale in their fight for sovereignty.