Germany between expectations and limitations

Introduction “Poor old Germany. Too big for Europe, too small for the world,” allegedly said Henry Kissinger, implying that Germany, having a large population, natural resources, and a central geographic […]

Great Britain and Farage’s bluff

We can look at the British domestic political crisis, dividing it into three key elements: The relative decline of British power in the international system and the possibility of the […]

The Illusion of Peace in the Middle East

The Middle East remains mired in cycles of conflict and apparent truce. Normalisation agreements between Israel and Arab countries (the Abraham Accords) and intermittent negotiations with Iran occasionally fuel hopes […]