This is the best summary of the current geopolitical situation I have seen. Sir Alex Younger was head of MI6 between 2014 and 2020. Really worth watching.

Please share this fact sheet about Ukraine with anyone who needs it

On 20th Feb, BASIC's #RiskReduction Programme hosted a track 1.5 workshop, 'Shaping a Sustainable Security Architecture for Europe' in Istanbul, Türkiye with Track 1.5 participation from the Black Sea region. 🧵1/5

Join our discussion on Thursday. We discussed the Armenian perspective lats week. This time, Mr. Ahmad Alili, Director of the Caucasus Policy Analysis Center will be offering an #Azerbaijani view on the prospects of the peace deal with #Armenia. facebook.com/share/168d3Ero…

I had the great pleasure of hosting a webinar with two distinguished Turkish academics on the Turkish foreign policy. Many thanks to Prof. Meliha Altunisik and Prof. Çelikpala Mitat Çelikpala for their valuable contributions. m.youtube.com/watch?v=m3i6jq…

Putin demands from NATO not expand further. If NATO complies, it would mean a tacit agreement to Russia's future use of force against those neighbors who were less fortunate than others and have not yet joined the alliance. reuters.com/world/europe/p…

Day 2 of our 6th annual conference “The Europe is…? Long Live the New Europe”. At today’s first panel Ambassador Giorgi Badridze, Dr. Shalva Dzebisashvili, Dr. Ramona Coman and Dr. Pogonyi Szabolcs discuss future of autocracies and societies in change.

Rondeli Security Conference alive and kicking: a great panel on Global Great Power Competition, with great speakers!

I fully support this letter by distinguished European and American scholars: theguardian.com/politics/2025/…

Just my two pennyworth on the new twist in Blaise Metreweli story in the Mail.

Congratulations to my Armenian and Azerbaijani friends on this historic achievement. May this deal be a solid foundation for a lasting peace and prosperity.

If the logic of those who advocate the territorial concessions by #Ukraine is based on the fact that these territories once belonged to the Russian empire, did not #Alaska belong to #Russia once?

For clarity: what Putin means by "underlying causes" is the collapse of the Soviet Union (which he called "the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the 20th century) and the loss of the sphere of influence in Central Europe.