Two symbolic coffins, with the flags of Europe and the United Nations (L) and with the flags of the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (R), left by demonstrators during a protest against US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Turkey in Ankara on 6 November 2023.

Old World Geostrategy — Part II

The following is Part II of a three-part analysis that sets out to illustrate the three fault lines that are about to redraw the geostrategic map of the Old World.

Ukraine Not a Very Corrupt Country, Zelensky’s Aide Says

In a recent interview with POLITICO, Zelensky’s chief of staff Andrii Yermak stated that it is unacceptable that some of Europe’s leaders and citizens are fatigued by the conflict in Ukraine. It is no coincidence that war fatigue was mentioned, as Russian prank callers recently extracted a statement to that effect from Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

Soldiers of the Bureviy Brigade on 1 November 2023 taking their lunch break during training at a boot camp near Kyiv before starting front line service.

Old World Geostrategy — Part I

The following is Part I of a three-part analysis that sets out to illustrate the three fault lines that are about to redraw the geostrategic map of the Old World.

Firearms displayed at the Beretta booth at the National Rifle Association's Annual Meetings & Exhibits at the Indiana Convention Center on 15 April 2023 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Italian Beretta to Manufacture Ammunition in Hungary

In the mid-2010s, the Hungarian defence industry was declared a key national economic area with the goal of providing Hungarian-made state-of-the-art defence equipment to the renewed Hungarian armed forces and make Hungary an arms exporter. Since then several major international companies have announced plans to bring their manufacturing and development capacity to the country.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó leaving the Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 3 November 2023.

Szijjártó Emphasizes Hungary’s Importance in the Organization of Turkic States

The growing threat of terror in Europe is a direct consequence of the migration policy forced by Brussels, which has resulted in parallel societies in a number of Western European countries, the Hungarian foreign minister said. He also noted the sanctions against Russia, which he said resulted in ‘a continual crisis of energy security’.