Geopolitics

The Republic of Serbia and the European Union (EU) have signed a Financing Agreement within the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA III), worth 219.9 million euros for the period 2025-2027, of which the non-repayable EU contribution amounts to 139.4 million euros, the Ministry for...

Governments agreed to ban or restrict international trade in shark meat, fins and other products for more than 70 species threatened with extinction due to overfishing; implementation and enforcement of new safeguards is key for the animals’ survival.

A crack in the window of a Chinese space capsule is the latest incident involving debris.

Vladimir Putin is expected to finalize a significant submarine deal with India during his upcoming two-day visit to the country, which begins on October 5,...

Today, directors across industries feel the ground shifting beneath them. Governments have rediscovered industrial policy as an instrument of national advantage; trade rules are shaped more by alliances, domestic political interests and security priorities than market logic; and technology, once assumed to be frictionless and global, increasingly decouples along geopolitical fault lines, regulatory firewalls and ideological camps.

We all want a thriving food and farming sector across our continent, that rewards our farmers, citizens and precious natural heritage. With this report, we have a very solid foundation for the development of a new vision for food and farming in Europe.

Le développement de clouds orbitaux transforme l’espace en nouvel enjeu géopolitique : en déplaçant les data centers hors de la Terre, les puissances technologiques cherchent à renforcer leur souveraineté numérique et leur contrôle stratégique des données face aux rivalités internationales.

La puissance d’un pays ne se lit plus seulement à son PIB ou à son armée. Elle se mesure à sa capacité à contrôler des points névralgiques...

The UK left in December 2020 as part of the post-Brexit trade deal with the EU negotiated by Boris Johnson.

EU-UK: Third Cyber Dialogue, reinforcing their collaboration on cybersecurity European External Action Service (EEAS) 11.12.2025 Brussels, Belgium EEAS Press Team On 9 and 10 December, the European Union and the United Kingdom held their third Cyber Dialogue in Brussels, as set out under the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement. During the dialogue, the EU and UK exchanged views on the evolving cyber threat landscape, as well as discussed ways to strengthen cybersecurity capacity and deter malicious cyber activity. Both partners shared updates on policy and regulatory developments, as well as on mechanisms for cybersecurity crisis coordination. Discussions also covered efforts to counter cybercrime, including ransomware, a malicious attack that locks data and demands payment to unlock it. The dialogue also addressed how to enhance accountability and promote responsible state behaviour in cyberspace, including in the context of ongoing discussions at the United Nations. The EU and UK agreed to hold the next dialogue in 2026 in London. The Cyber Dialogue was co-chaired by Maciej Stadejek, Director for Security and Defence Policy at the EEAS, and Christiane Kirketerp de Viron, Acting Director for Cybersecurity and Trust at the European Commission, on the EU side, and Andrew Whittaker, Cyber Director at the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, as well as Irfan Hemani, Deputy Director for Cyber Security and Policy in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, on the UK's side. NEWSLETTER Join the GlobalSecurity.org mailing list

China ramps up naval operations in East Asia with over 90 vessels amid rising tensions with Japan and Taiwan.

Offrir à ces maisons toutes les clés d’une implantation réussie dans un pays, ou d’une accélération de leur développement lorsque celles-ci y sont déjà installées. Très structuré, cet accompagnement permet d’appréhender une culture et un marché, de saisir les attentes particulières des consommateurs et de nouer des contacts précieux avec les personnalités-clés sur place – acheteurs (concept stores, grands magasins), bureaux de presse, journalistes, influenceurs…

Adoptée en 2003 et entrée en vigueur en 2006, la Convention de l’Unesco pour la sauvegarde du patrimoine culturel immatériel est devenue en deux décennies un instrument central de la diplomatie culturelle mondiale. La Journée internationale du patrimoine immatériel, célébrée chaque 17 octobre, est l’occasion d’en dresser un bilan.