5 points – Ten Years of the Belt and Road Initiative

5 points – Ten Years of the Belt and Road Initiative

Ten years ago, on September 7, 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping unveiled his ambitious foreign policy plan: connecting Europe and Asia through an economic corridor. This marked the birth of China’s grand strategy, initially known as the Silk Road Economic...
5 points – The War in Israel

5 points – The War in Israel

The escalating cycle of violence over the past couple of years has been a clear signal that an upheaval is to be expected. An assessment of critical trends in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict over the past couple of years show that the cycle of violence has escalated...
Demographic challenges in international context

Demographic challenges in international context

Gladden Pappin Hungary has just finished hosting its fifth Budapest Demographic Summit since 2015—drawing governmental representatives from Bulgaria, Italy, Tanzania, Serbia, Kazakhstan, Türkiye, Qatar, Bahrain, Tunisia and Ecuador. What is the diplomatic significance...