Macroregions
Security Architecture in the Middle East at the Beginning of 2026: The ‘Peace Council,’ U.S.–Iran Confrontation, and the Strategic Agreement Between Damascus and Kurdish Forces Brief Overview: The review provides a detailed analysis of the key events and strategic shifts in the Middle East in January 2026. It focuses on three interrelated processes: the launch
Ice and Discord: What’s Next for Greenland? Brief Overview: This article highlights the latest developments and rising geopolitical tensions in the Arctic. It examines doubts from the White House regarding the legality of Danish control over Greenland. Positive growth is observed in Greenland’s military cooperation with the United Kingdom, Denmark, and NATO, despite some Western
Africa 2026: The Vector of Strategic Pragmatism and the Reconfiguration of Regional Alliances Brief Overview: The political and economic landscape in Africa at the turn of 2025–2026 is characterized by a shift toward “strategic pragmatism” and a departure from traditional Western governance models. North Africa is demonstrating a move away from political reforms toward large-scale
Dynamics of regional security in the Asia-Pacific region: January 2026 Short description: The review analyzes key security trends in East Asia and the Asia-Pacific region in January 2026. The focus is on the implications of the new U.S. defense strategy, the strategic rapprochement between Japan and South Korea, as well as China’s multilevel diplomacy aimed
Initiatives and measures to ensure security and counter threats in Oceania and Australia Brief description: This article is an overview of the current geopolitical situation in Oceania and Australia. Measures to strengthen legislation and security in Australia and New Zealand are considered. International initiatives to regulate social networks have also been highlighted due to concerns
Short description: The article examines the key international events of the second half of January 2026, which demonstrate the increase in political turbulence and the transformation of traditional institutional and diplomatic practices. The main focus is on the crisis of public administration in Bulgaria, the acute diplomatic conflict over Greenland, which is chaotic in traditional
Short description: In this paper the key international events of the second half of January 2026 as empirical cases illustrating structural shifts in various subsystems of the world order is considered. The main focus is on the analysis of parallel processes: institution-building within the framework of multilateral economic associations, the functioning of internal political and
The “Caribbean Domino” Hypothesis: An Analysis of Destabilization Scenarios in the Western Hemisphere Following the Venezuelan Operation Brief overview: The article analyzes a qualitative shift in the United States’ approach to the Western Hemisphere, triggered by a successful military operation to overthrow the government of Venezuela. The focus is placed on the transition from a
Consolidation of the Sovereign Model: institutional reforms and the formation of a foreign policy contour Short description: In November-December 2025, Russia implemented a number of systemic political and legal steps aimed at strengthening domestic sovereignty and reorienting foreign policy relations. The key events were the reform of the Supreme Court to exclude references to the
Instrumentalization of crises: trade tensions and domestic political dynamics Short description: The article examines the key political and economic events in North America at the end of 2025. The period under study was marked by an escalation of rhetoric around the future US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) amid US concerns about China’s growing economic influence in the