Geopolitical Competition

Amid global turbulence, the EU is striving for greater autonomy, pursuing energy resilience, digital independence, and a cohesive foreign policy. Yet internal rifts and reliance on U.S. security continue to hinder its strategic ambitions.

From trade wars to tech supremacy, the rivalry between the US and China is reshaping alliances, shifting global power, and setting the tone for 21st-century geopolitics.

With bold infrastructure deals and resource investments, China is reshaping its role in the Global South, offering developing nations an alternative to Western partnerships and rewriting the rules of engagement in Africa and Latin America.

Once seen as relics of Cold War strategy, military alliances are regaining strategic importance. NATO’s eastward expansion, alongside the rise of new pacts like AUKUS and the Quad, signals a new era of alignment that is reshaping the global chessboard and increasing pressure on Beijing and Moscow.

A high-stakes power contest between Iran, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and others is reshaping the Middle East, where energy security, sectarian divides, and geopolitical ambitions collide in an enduring battle for influence.

The war in Ukraine has reshaped global security dynamics, sparking waves of sanctions, accelerating NATO’s eastward expansion, and forcing Europe into a scramble to secure energy independence.

Strategic resources like oil, gas, lithium, and rare earths are driving a new era of global competition and power shifts.

Modern nuclear rivalry extends beyond Cold War dynamics, driven by unstable regimes and the rapid evolution of next-generation weapons.

As the ice recedes, global powers compete for control over the Arctic and Antarctic’s resources, routes, and strategic relevance.