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Beyond the 2020 pandemicThe policies used to contain the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic have brought disruption that moved at a speed not seen in ... -
China risesChina’s ascent to peer status with the U.S. is the century’s salient geopolitical fact. Beijing has used its growing power ... -
Expanding stateA trend toward increased government influence in economies and personal life is curbing growth, and freedom, in many Western countries. ... -
Middle East politicsThe region, one of the cradles of civilization, is going through a turbulent period of historic realignment. Its powers are ... -
Russia resurgentRussia’s incursion in Ukraine raised alarm about a new Cold War, deepened with the intervention in Syria and allegations of ... -
Trade shiftsIn the second half of the 20th century, globalization brought a boom in international trade. The rapid change that came ... -
Europe adriftBrexit is a symptom of the European Union’s internal disarray. In quick succession, the debt crisis, the Ukraine crisis and ... -
Changes in the political landscapeThe political changes now becoming evident in most democratic countries are often decried as caused by “populists.” So-called radical movements, ... -
Redefining AmericaAfter a 20-year run as the world’s hegemonic power, the United States is retrenching. The Trump administration accelerated this process, ... -
Energy evolutionWhile attempts are being made to move away from fossil fuels for energy production, the transition is not happening as ...
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Karl-Peter SchwarzGIS Guest Expert Karl-Peter Schwarz graduated from the University of Vienna in history and Italian literature. He worked 35 years for several media in print, radio and television, among them Die Presse (Vienna), Austrian Radio and Television (ORF), Die Welt ... -
Professor Enrico ColombattoEnrico Colombatto is a professor of economics at the University of Turin, Italy. He is also director of research at the Institut de Recherches Economiques et Fiscales (IREF) in Paris. -
Professor Elisabeth KreckéElisabeth Krecké is a Luxembourg-based independent economist. -
Dr. Anthony MaingotGIS Guest Expert Anthony P. Maingot is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Florida International University. -
Dr. Svyatoslav KaspeSvyatoslav Kaspe (Moscow) is Professor at National Research University – Higher School of Economics (Faculty -
Professor Dr. Amatzia BaramGIS Expert Dr. Amatzia Baram is a Middle East Forum Writing Fellow and a professor emeritus at the Department of the History of the Middle East and Director of the Centre for Iraq Studies at the University of Haifa, Israel. -
Professor Dr. Evgeny GontmakherGIS Guest Expert Professor Dr. Evgeny Gontmakher graduated from Moscow State University in 1975. He then worked as a researcher in the Central Economic Institute under the Russian Ministry of Economy. From 1992 to 2003, he held several positions, including ... -
Dr. Michael WohlgemuthProfessor Dr. Michael Wohlgemuth is an economist and has been Director of Open Europe Berlin -
Dr. James Jay CarafanoJames Jay Carafano, is the Washington-based Heritage Foundation’s vice president for foreign and defence policy studies. -
Professor Stefan HedlundStefan Hedlund is Professor and Research Director at the Centre for Russian and Eurasian Studies.
