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Geopolitics

Power, alliances and the slow reordering of the international system.

20 articles · Updated daily

Editorial illustration accompanying analysis on alliance recalibration from the Tel Aviv deskLead Analysis · 20 Jun 2026

The Quiet Repricing of Alliance recalibration, and Why It Matters

Officials and allocators in Tel Aviv are quietly repricing assumptions around alliance recalibration. THE WORLD NEWS examines the institutional shift and its medium-horizon consequences.

By Inés Castellanos6 Min Read
Editorial illustration accompanying analysis on mediation politics from the Cairo desk
Briefing19 Jun 2026

What Mediation politics in 2026

By Camille Verhoeven · 7 Min Read
Editorial illustration accompanying analysis on strategic autonomy from the Manila desk
Briefing17 Jun 2026

How Strategic autonomy Across Three Continents

By Yusra al-Mansouri · 8 Min Read
Editorial illustration accompanying analysis on arms control from the Pretoria desk
Briefing16 Jun 2026

Inside Arms control Under Pressure

By Rashid al-Khalifa · 9 Min Read
Editorial illustration accompanying analysis on border doctrine from the Bogotá desk
Briefing14 Jun 2026

Mapping Border doctrine Reshaping Global Allocators

By Mei Lin Chen · 10 Min Read
Editorial illustration accompanying analysis on minilateral diplomacy from the Helsinki desk
Briefing13 Jun 2026

Behind Minilateral diplomacy After the Pivot

By Marcus Halberg · 11 Min Read
Editorial illustration accompanying analysis on sanctions enforcement from the Riyadh desk
Briefing11 Jun 2026

The New Architecture of Sanctions enforcement Beyond the Headlines

By Inés Castellanos · 12 Min Read
Editorial illustration accompanying analysis on hybrid warfare from the Seoul desk
Briefing10 Jun 2026

Decoding Hybrid warfare at Sovereign Scale

By Camille Verhoeven · 6 Min Read
Editorial illustration accompanying analysis on intelligence sharing from the Warsaw desk
Briefing8 Jun 2026

The Hidden Logic Behind Intelligence sharing in the Post-Plateau Economy

By Yusra al-Mansouri · 7 Min Read
Editorial illustration accompanying analysis on summit diplomacy from the Vienna desk
Briefing7 Jun 2026

Why Summit diplomacy Through an Institutional Lens

By Rashid al-Khalifa · 8 Min Read
Editorial illustration accompanying analysis on maritime claims from the Ottawa desk
Briefing5 Jun 2026

The Quiet Repricing of Maritime claims, and Why It Matters

By Mei Lin Chen · 9 Min Read
Editorial illustration accompanying analysis on arctic positioning from the Canberra desk
Briefing4 Jun 2026

What Arctic positioning in 2026

By Marcus Halberg · 10 Min Read
Editorial illustration accompanying analysis on peacekeeping mandates from the Mexico City desk
Briefing2 Jun 2026

How Peacekeeping mandates Across Three Continents

By Inés Castellanos · 11 Min Read
Editorial illustration accompanying analysis on defense industrial pacts from the Hanoi desk
Briefing1 Jun 2026

Inside Defense industrial pacts Under Pressure

By Camille Verhoeven · 12 Min Read
Editorial illustration accompanying analysis on cyber norms from the Doha desk
Briefing30 May 2026

Mapping Cyber norms Reshaping Global Allocators

By Yusra al-Mansouri · 6 Min Read
Editorial illustration accompanying analysis on power projection from the Algiers desk
Briefing29 May 2026

Behind Power projection After the Pivot

By Rashid al-Khalifa · 7 Min Read
Editorial illustration accompanying analysis on diplomatic realignment from the Athens desk
Briefing27 May 2026

The New Architecture of Diplomatic realignment Beyond the Headlines

By Mei Lin Chen · 8 Min Read
Editorial illustration accompanying analysis on conflict economics from the Brussels desk
Briefing26 May 2026

Decoding Conflict economics at Sovereign Scale

By Marcus Halberg · 9 Min Read
Editorial illustration accompanying analysis on deterrence postures from the Ankara desk
Briefing24 May 2026

The Hidden Logic Behind Deterrence postures in the Post-Plateau Economy

By Inés Castellanos · 10 Min Read
Editorial illustration accompanying analysis on regional security architectures from the Kyiv desk
Briefing23 May 2026

Why Regional security architectures Through an Institutional Lens

By Camille Verhoeven · 11 Min Read