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HOW UKRAINE IS DEEPENING COOPERATION WITH THE GULF COUNTRIES
Ukraine and the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf are unlikely partners. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, and Kuwait have traditionally based their foreign policy on balancing security partnerships with Western states, economic ties with Asia, and managing the global oil market together with Russia within the OPEC+ framework. Iran's strikes against Gulf countries have upended each of these dynamics and placed Ukraine in a central position among them. Ukraine can
May 24 min read
THE WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST: NEW CHALLENGES FOR UKRAINE
The military operation against Iran launched by Israel and the United States has escalated into a full-scale regional war, drawing in the majority of Middle Eastern countries. For Ukraine, the latest crisis in the region carries tangible risks but has also opened up new opportunities that were previously out of reach. One important consequence for Ukraine is a significant weakening of Iran's ability to supply weapons to Russia for use in its war of aggression. However, Irania
May 15 min read
EU FOREIGN POLICY: UNANIMITY CAN ONLY BE OVERCOME BY UNANIMITY
The frequent blocking of key European Union foreign policy initiatives calls into question the bloc's ability to act effectively on the international stage. This has been particularly acute in recent years, as Hungary has regularly obstructed a common policy on Ukraine and the Russo-Ukrainian war. Recent media leaks have shown that the Hungarian authorities managed to exploit the veto effectively – and to do so not in the interests of Hungarians but of Russia, a country that
May 14 min read
Trump’s Presidency as a Challenge to NATO
Against the backdrop of the war in the Middle East, US President Donald Trump has been expressing his sharpest criticism of NATO yet. Trump's threats to leave the alliance are not actually new; during his first presidential term, in 2018, he told leaders of other member states that he was ready to leave and sources within the administration confirmed this position to the media. Despite the longstanding friction, however, mutual distrust has grown on both sides of the Atlantic
Apr 254 min read
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