There is great appetite among Iraqi politicians and Iraqi society at large for the EU to take on a bigger role in the country. › In the past, the EU has dedicated too much energy and too many funds to policies such as security sector reform. It should now play to its strengths including in the...

This Brief explores Moldova's efforts to strengthen its security and resilience in the shadow of Russia's war on Ukraine. It begins with an overview of how the country's security landscape has changed over the last year. The Brief then looks at the Moldovan authorities' responses to both...

From Tbilisi to Yerevan, adversarial narratives are gaining ground in the digital sphere, increasingly targeting the European Union. While the EU maintains a solid digital footprint in Georgia and Armenia, an innovative approach to digital diplomacy, based on AI-enhanced social listening, can...

From Tbilisi to Yerevan, adversarial narratives are gaining ground in the digital sphere, increasingly targeting the European Union. While the EU maintains a solid digital footprint in Georgia and Armenia, an innovative approach to digital diplomacy, based on AI-enhanced social listening, can...

EU-GCC relations are shifting towards a dual-track approach, balancing multilateral and bilateral engagement to adapt to a changing geopolitical landscape. With FTA talks stalled, the new EU-UAE agreement reflects the need for flexibility amid global trade uncertainty, US policy shifts and...

It is increasingly vital that the EU strengthens its capacity to assess the information threat landscape in the countries of the Eastern Partnership and the Western Balkans. Rather than looking at incidents in isolation, the EU needs to pursue a more integrated approach. An integrated approach...

EU-GCC relations are shifting towards a dual-track approach, balancing multilateral and bilateral engagement to adapt to a changing geopolitical landscape. With FTA talks stalled, the new EU-UAE agreement reflects the need for flexibility amid global trade uncertainty, US policy shifts and...

The release of DeepSeek's R1 model demonstrates China's ability to innovate and compete in artificial intelligence (AI) despite US semiconductor export controls. It challenges US dominance in the global tech race, raising questions about both the country's innovation edge and Big Tech business...

The release of DeepSeek's R1 model demonstrates China's ability to innovate and compete in artificial intelligence (AI) despite US semiconductor export controls. It challenges US dominance in the global tech race, raising questions about both the country's innovation edge and Big Tech business...

This Brief analyses reactive responses and proposes proactive solutions to the challenge of Russian aggression, with a focus on spatial planning and the physical security of undersea infrastructure. It calls for a holistic rethinking of how the energy system is planned, constructed and managed,...