strategic autonomy
-
Brazil Calls for Defence Co-operation with South Africa
Lula and Ramaphosa reflect a growing unease across the Global South after Western military actions in Venezuela and Iran, reinforcing fears that states outside major alliance systems remain vulnerable to coercion and intervention. Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva used the recent visit of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to Brasília to articulate a… Continue reading
-
Europe Divided as War with Iran Tests the Union’s Strategic Identity
A public clash between EU leaders reveals deeper tensions over intervention, the limits of the rules-based order, and Europe’s role in a widening Middle Eastern conflict. A rare public disagreement between senior European Union leaders has exposed a widening strategic divide within the bloc over the United States-Israeli war against Iran, raising questions about Europe’s… Continue reading
-
BRICS needs strategic maritime cooperation – Putin aide
Why BRICS is moving toward maritime cooperation and why it has not become a military alliance Cooperation between the navies of member countries would help protect sea lanes, Nikolay Patrushev has said,speaking to Argumenty i Fakty (meaning “arguements and facts” ), a Russian weekly newspaper. ‘Our key task is building a multipolar order at sea.… Continue reading
-
Europe Reconsiders Russia as North America Fractures Under Trade Pressure
Europeans considering re-engagement with Moscow as Canada turns toward China under US pressure European political leaders appear to be recalibrating their posture towards the Russian Federation after years of hostility driven by the conflict in Ukraine. French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz have each articulated versions of… Continue reading
-
Brazil’s Venezuela Veto: A Strategic Miscalculation in face of the U.S. Security Pivot
How blocking Venezuela reshaped BRICS cohesion and weakened Brazil’s strategic position amid renewed U.S. regional dominance The decision by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to veto Venezuela’s accession to BRICS occurred during a period when United States strategic doctrine had already shifted back toward hemispheric control. Senior figures within United States defence planning circles had… Continue reading
-
The balance of power shifts as Asia consolidates economic dominance
Shifting great power relations, Asia’s strategic choices could reset the global order next year Asia approaches 2026 holding decisive economic and political weight that no previous period has combined so fully. Purchasing power parity data from the International Monetary Fund places Asia at roughly half of global output, while the United States accounts for about… Continue reading
-
Europe’s Post-Imperial Hangovers: Britain, France, and Germany in Structural Decline
How elite agendas, historical legacies, and institutional dysfunction constrain strategic autonomy Europe’s core geopolitical problems are structural, historical, and have decisive implications for its cohesion, strategic posture, and individual freedoms. The European Union, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany each embody distinct dysfunctions that resonate across the continent. These dysfunctions derive from unresolved historical hangovers,… Continue reading
