Tracking the World, One Axis at a Time
A dedicated archive of my short-form commentary—observations, opinions, and quick takes shared in real time.
Gülistan Kılıç Koçyiğit’s warning in the Turkish Parliament raises a fundamental question about the consequences of collective defence commitments. An agreement intended to strengthen regional security could expose Türkiye, Pakistan,…
Hungary’s decision to open its communist era secret police records has brought a long delayed reckoning with the country’s authoritarian past into contemporary politics. The publication of a searchable database…
Russia’s repeated manoeuvres near a Finnish operated commercial satellite have raised fresh concerns about the growing vulnerability of civilian and commercial space infrastructure during armed conflict. In October, the Russian…
The European Union is preparing a Quantum Act as it seeks to strengthen its position in a technology that could shape the next phase of global competition. Expected in November,…
The Russia Ukraine war is no longer confined to the battlefields, the skies above Ukraine or the waters surrounding Europe. It is increasingly exposing a more distant but strategically vital…
China’s naval modernisation is increasingly moving beyond the traditional competition to build larger warships, more capable submarines and longer range missiles. A less visible but potentially consequential contest is developing…
A tug of war is unfolding in global geopolitics between two major poles, with India’s strategic autonomy increasingly at stake. One pole is spearheaded by the Trump administration and its…
Today, civil unrest has become a tool of social media and social networking giants, backed by their white collar agents, promoters and radicals. When a nation campaigns to curb the…
The use of artificial intelligence in policymaking has opened a new dimension in geopolitical analysis, where governments can explore strategic options, test policy scenarios and evaluate the potential consequences of…
The Donbas remains the hardest territorial question in any potential Russia Ukraine peace settlement. The region, broadly comprising Donetsk and Luhansk, has been at the centre of the conflict since…