As the EU accelerates the process of adding new member states, it also needs to rethink the relationship between enlargement and democracy. The union should develop a “Copenhagen plus” approach to encourage more comprehensive democratic reforms in candidate countries.

Although President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has a mandate to rule until 2028, the outcome of Turkey’s March 31 local elections was a major setback for the country’s ruling elites.

Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Moldova, and Serbia are caught in between Russia and the EU, building ties with the latter even as the former seeks to maintain influence there and deter the West.

Economically motivated energy transitions must be climate-resilient to generate just transitions that benefit people and the environment.

China’s slowing growth will increasingly impact its economic relations with Africa. Policy directions within African countries and third parties such as the United States will greatly shape how these changes in the China-Africa relationship continue to unfold.

How Silicon Valley ideologies about lean startups and nudge theory have shaped Africa’s development sector.

AI threatens to further increase carbon emissions. But the U.S. government, especially the Pentagon, has an opportunity to incentivize energy-efficient computing and even use AI to save fuel.

To align and coordinate its response, NATO urgently needs to create a NATO command center that would focus solely on the Baltic Sea region.

The Gulf Cooperation Council has shifted its energy export focus to Asia, particularly India and China. This is part of a broader shift as GCC members look to expand their geopolitical alliances away from the West.

Mexico’s cyber policy has suffered from a lack of political prioritization during the presidency of Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Without greater interest from his successor, there are few prospects for reform and progress in Mexico’s response to cyber threats.