April, 2025

• 23 April

  FRIENDS & ENABLERS OF HAMAS:
  STATE ACTORS

  CEP-report_Friends-and-Enablers-of-Hamas-State-Actors_Feb-2025Download

  Read More »
• 23 April

  No Winners in Trump’s Anti-China Posture

  

  During his first term in office, President Donald Trump’s anti-China policies seemed as aggressive and assertive as they are now. Paradoxically, though those centered around a totally different issue, they certainly had a negative impact on US, Trump himself and of course greater part of the world. Yes, this was …

  Read More »
• 23 April

  Is Trump a Neanderthal?

  

  It may be a politically incorrect to say it, but desperate times require words commensurate with the existential threat of Donald Trump in his 80th day in office. English is the only language that turned Neanderthals, the long extinct Paleolithic hominin, into an insult and epithet. Since the naming of …

  Read More »
• 23 April

  Why Europe’s Far Right Can’t Be Tamed

  

  Italy’s Meloni and the False Promise of Moderation As a far-right tide sweeps across the Atlantic, European liberal democrats are searching for a strategy. Some believe that they should erect stronger firewalls by refusing to join coalitions that include the far right to prevent its leaders from gaining political power. …

  Read More »
• 23 April

  Trump’s Push For Critical Minerals: Why It Will Redefine Global Economy And Geopolitics – Analysis

  

  On March 20, 2025, President Trump invoked emergency provisions under Section 301 of Title 3 of the United States Code to pass an executive order (EO) to boost domestic critical mineral production (including mining, processing, refining, and smelting) and reduce American reliance on foreign sources. Critical minerals lie at the …

  Read More »
• 23 April

  In trade war with the US, China holds a lot more cards than Trump may think − in fact, it might have a winning hand

  

  When Donald Trump pulled back on his plan to impose eye-watering tariffs on trading partners across the world, there was one key exception: China. While the rest of the world would be given a 90-day reprieve on additional duties beyond the new 10% tariffs on all U.S. trade partners, China …

  Read More »
• 23 April

  Gaza Mourns Amid Ceasefire Collapse and Paramedic Massacre

  

  Since the breakdown of the ceasefire in Gaza on March 18, the embattled population has weathered renewed attacks on civilian populations and a massacre of humanitarian workers. In between the atrocities, Eid al-Fitr, the holy celebration at the end of Ramadan, brought mourning rather than festivities. UN Secretary-General António Guterres …

  Read More »
• 23 April

  A Deep Look at Iraqi Kurdistan’s ‘Republic of Dreams’

  To really know a place is to see it through the experiences of those who live there. This is all too often lost in writing about global affairs that revolves around the high politics of security, trade, and great power competition. It is especially true for communities that are marginalized. …

  Read More »
• 23 April

  A Crusader Castle in Syria Tells its Own War Stories

  

  Krak des Chevaliers was built in 1142 and has witnessed one conflict after the next. Standing proudly in the sun on a high ridge in western Syria is the best-preserved crusader castle in the world. Built almost a millennium ago, Krak des Chevaliers sits on what was once known as …

  Read More »
• 23 April

  Orban-Netanyahu Alliance Divides Hungary’s Partners and Its Jewish Community

  

  The reverberations from Netanyahu’s visit to Hungary continue to be felt, with Orban’s move to leave the ICC drawing criticism from across Europe. The country’s Jewish community has also been left divided on the ever-closer alliance between the two leaders. Hungary’s decision to leave the jurisdiction of the International Criminal …

  Read More »