Top news of the week: 01.02.2023.
Nonstate armed actors in 2023: Persistence amid geopolitical shuffles
In 2023, nonstate armed actors and illicit economies around the world are being shaped by sweeping international and local trends, from the shifting geopolitical dynamics between the ...
A rare glimpse into covert arms sales world: How Western companies make a fortune on brokering deals for Ukraine
When Russia unleashed its all-out war in February last year, Ukraine urgently needed weapons and ammunition to defend itself. Desperate for arms, the country was ready to buy at any ...
European Democracy Support Annual Review 2022
In a year dominated by the rhetoric of defending democracy, EU democracy support policies were adjusted in important ways to align with the new geopolitical context. However, the union also ...
Fueling the Future: Saudi Arabia's Race for Electric Vehicle Dominance
Saudi Arabia is investing big in electric vehicles and batteries, hoping that its proximity to critical minerals and markets will make it a hub. However, it faces fierce competition from ...
Webinar: Prospects for Israel's economy and US-Israel relations, with Haim Saban (RSVP Now)
Register now for our live Q&A webinar with Haim Saban and Ben Caspit on Israel's economy and business ties with the US.
Turkey, Finland and Sweden: Strategic patience, but with a deadline
Sweden and Finland do not appear to have made much progress toward membership in NATO in the past few months. Turkish officials recently claimed that Sweden isn’t even halfway toward ...
The age of metaversal existence: The what, why, and when of the metaverse
A review of "The Metaverse: And how it will revolutionize everything" by Matthew Ball. Published by Liveright, July 2022.