India’s economic rise has pushed the country to the front stage of the modern international landscape as it has emerged as a major geopolitical player while balancing relationships with both Western powers and BRICS. However, this is proving to be increasingly more challenging and complex due to the current geopolitical climate, which is shaped and influenced by economic and political …

Recent international developments are causing the geopolitical landscape to change drastically and at the centre of this transition lies the economic rivalry between the US and China. However, amid this geopolitical rivalry, Mexico is emerging as a strategic player, particularly with regard to global trade and supply chain realignment. This can most likely be linked to the popularisation of Nearshoring …

Following a hiatus of more than ten years, India and New Zealand want to resume their free trade negotiations – an important moment in their bilateral relations. The talks, which initially stalled in 2010 due to issues such as market access for dairy products, are now to be relaunched. The first round of negotiations is planned for next month. The …

In just a few days, the global economic landscape has been significantly disrupted by escalating trade tensions among the United States, Canada, and the European Union: during his first presidential mandate, Trump already raised steel tariffs of 25%, a reform continued by former President Joe Biden, but with exceptions for US Allies, including Canada, Mexico, Japan and South Korea. Trump’s …

The recent decision by the U.S. Administration to impose comprehensive tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods has renewed concerns regarding a looming trade war that could destabilize North American economies. The 25% tariffs on all Mexican and Canadian goods and 10% tariff on Canadian oil and energy products have been imposed as a measure to address growing concerns by the …

It’s been over 6 decades since the United States has imposed an embargo on Cuba, being probably one of the harshest and longest ever enforced. The different US administrations over the years have quite similar pathways against the communist island, although some US presidents tried to ease the sanctions and reconcile with Cuba. The reasons put forward in perpetuating the …

Italy is set to preside over the G7, which includes the United States, Japan, Germany, Britain, France, and Canada, throughout 2024. Italy’s priorities will expectedly include the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, climate change, development in Africa, engagement with China as well as the need to regulate Artificial Intelligence.  During its G7 presidency, Italy plans to host 20 ministerial …

            A meeting between two of the world’s most isolated leaders took place on September 12th of 2023. Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un unite once again since 2019 in Eastern Russia, where they are expected to discuss further alliances between the two nuclear powers. The main topic of discussion is expected to be military aid from both ends, however …

For some decades now, it has been known that the Asian continent leads the global chip industry and is the largest market, accounting for 60% of global sales – of which 30% are produced by China alone. Moreover, US production fell by 12% in 2020 and Europe’s by 35%, the reason being that with the COVID-19 pandemic, the semiconductor industry …

A Europe already battered by the pandemic has seen the emergence this winter of a weakness that is not new, but whose side effects have grown exponentially: its dependence on energy imports. The commitment to the ecological transition has forced the region, once addicted to coal, to migrate to other sources of energy. With insufficient green energy infrastructure for self-sufficiency, …