Eugen Bulboaca

Indonesia’s 2024 Election

Eugen BulboacaJuly 26, 20250

The Third-Largest Democracy Under Stress Test It is 2024, and in 64 countries worldwide, about 49% of the world’s population is asked to vote in national elections. On Wednesday, the 14. February 2024 was Indonesia’s turn. In the world’s largest single-day election, 204 million Indonesians were asked to vote. While the official result is to […]

The Arctic

Eugen BulboacaJuly 26, 20250

A Reloaded Geopolitical Arena for Canada and the United States According to experts of the NASA Earth Observatory, the Arctic ice sheet diminishes at a staggering rate of 13% per decade. As National Geographic states, there is a possibility of an ice-free Arctic summer as early as 2035. The melting of ice sheets and the […]

The Potential Expansion of the Coup Belt

Eugen BulboacaJuly 26, 20250

The Coup Belt ‘The Coup Belt’ is a geopolitical term, used to describe the region of West Africa, Central Africa, and the Sahel where countries with a high prevalence of coup d’états are located. The coup belt is composed of Burkina Faso, Chad, Gabon, Guinea, Mali, Niger, and Sudan. Between 2020-2023, all of the 7 […]

Kaja Kallas

Eugen BulboacaJuly 26, 20250

Staged Accession 20 years since the “big bang” enlargement of 2004, the European Union’s long-dormant ambition to welcome new members has seen a remarkable resurgence since the Russian attack on Ukraine. Kaja Kallas, currently Prime Minister of Estonia, will succeed Spain’s Josep Borrell as the new High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). […]

NATO Aspirations

Eugen BulboacaJuly 26, 20250

Proportion of Military Reservists to Population Size What is Civil-Military Cooperation? Where does it come from? How is CIMIC related to the military reserves? All the questions above are fair, and so this article will take a step-by-step approach to each issue and shed light on the meaning behind the statistics presented. What is CIMIC?Civil-military […]

Balancing Borders

Eugen BulboacaJuly 26, 20250

The Axis of Rogues

Eugen BulboacaJuly 26, 20250

Military Supply to Russia in 2024 Recently, the term “axis of rogues” has gained new prominence, with the Eurasia group calling it one of the biggest threats of 2024. But what does this axis of rogues actually mean? Today, the term is most frequently used to describe the close economic and military cooperation between Russia, […]

North American Trade Relations

Eugen BulboacaJuly 26, 20250

The Role of NAFTA and USMCA In his 2016 presidential campaign, one of Donald Trump’s pillars was trade policy. Repeatedly calling the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) “the worst trade deal” became infamous and played a pivotal role in his surprising sweep of Rust Belt states such as Pennsylvania or Wisconsin. As President, Trump […]

More Border Protection = Less Illegal Migration?

Eugen BulboacaJuly 26, 20250

Increased border protection: curbing migration or just easing public fears? An ever-increasing security expense has not curbed the arrival of migrants in Europe. As the number of migrants has risen drastically in the last 20 years, all states in the old continent have constantly increased border patrol spending. However, erecting fences and funding border patrol […]

China’s “Bet” on Africa?

Eugen BulboacaJuly 26, 20250

Main Takeaways from the 2024 China-Africa Summit In the beginning of September, Beijing hosted one of its largest diplomatic convoys in years; the three-yearly Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit, with more than 50 African countries’ delegates present. The summit adopted the Beijing Action Plan for 2025–2027 and resulted in a wide range of commitments […]

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