Iran Update, November 24, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

Israel’s Strike on Hezbollah: The IDF killed Hezbollah’s “de facto chief of staff” and senior commander Haitham Ali Tabatabai in Beirut’s southern suburbs on November 23. Tabatabai’s death will likely disrupt Hezbollah’s reconstitution...

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Iran Update, November 24, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

Israel’s Strike on Hezbollah: The IDF killed Hezbollah’s “de facto chief of staff” and senior commander Haitham Ali Tabatabai in Beirut’s southern suburbs...

UN News (24 November 2025)

(Humanitarian Aid - Sudan) The UN Country Team in Sudan met in Khartoum on Monday – the first time it has convened in the...

COP30, un futuro green sempre più difficile

(Maria Eva Pedrerol) Sul clima, l'esito di COP30 delude, ma almeno è stato evitato un fallimento. Al termine di quasi due settimane di trattative serrate,...

The Financial Dimension of EU Internal Security Threats (Tom Keatinge and Kinga Redlowska – RUSI)

In April 2025, the EU published its updated internal security strategy, ProtectEU, underlining the reality that the lives of European citizens ‘have become less...

Iran Tries to Reconstitute Its Strategic Architecture (The Soufan Center)

(The Soufan Center) Iran shows no signs of altering its core policies despite the damage done by Israel and the United States to Iran’s...

Geostrategic magazine (24 November 2025)

From global think tanks The analyses published here do not necessarily reflect the strategic thinking of The Global Eye. Today’s about: Australia; China; G20-Global South; India;...

Geostrategic magazine (22 November 2025)

From global think tanks The analyses published here do not necessarily reflect the strategic thinking of The Global Eye. Today’s about: China; China-Indo Pacific; China-Japan; COP30;...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 21, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to indicate that his demands have not fundamentally changed since the August 2025 Alaska summit. Reported Russian government insiders also...

Iran Update, November 21, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

Coastal Insurgency: Some Syrian General Security Service (GSS) units are improving their counter-insurgency approach in rural minority areas by relying on relationships with locals....

Iraqi Government Formation: Iranian-backed Iraqi Parties Are Poised to Control the Next Government (Institute for the Study of War)

Iranian-backed political parties are preparing to form the next Iraqi federal government after winning over a third of the seats in the recent parliamentary...

China & Taiwan Update November 21, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

PRC-Japan tensions: The PRC has escalated pressure against Japan in response to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi saying that a war over Taiwan could...

UN News (21 November 2025)

(Peace and Security - Gaza) Ongoing attacks and airstrikes attributed to Israeli forces in Gaza continue to kill and maim people of all ages...

Geostrategic magazine (21 November 2025)

From global think tanks The analyses published here do not necessarily reflect the strategic thinking of The Global Eye. Today’s about: COP30; Georgia; MENA Region; Russia;...

Iran Update, November 20, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

Iranian-US Nuclear Negotiations: Iran has reportedly signaled its willingness to resume negotiations with the United States if its “rights”—which refers to its right to...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 20, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

All available reporting continues to indicate that the stipulations of the reported 28-point Russia-US peace plan amount to Ukraine’s full capitulation to Russia’s original...

Russian Occupation Update, November 20, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

Russia may be planning to forcibly relocate Ukrainians to Siberia as part of a scheme to stimulate the economic growth of underdeveloped Russian regions....

UN News (20 November 2025)

(Peace and Security - UN) General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock warned on Thursday that repeated deadlock in the Security Council has become the “poster...

Geostrategic magazine (20 November 2025)

From global think tanks The analyses published here do not necessarily reflect the strategic thinking of The Global Eye. Today’s about: Africa; Armenia-India; Australia-UAE; China; Climate...

Iran Update, November 19, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

Iranian Nuclear Research: An Iranian Defense Ministry-affiliated delegation covertly traveled to Russia in November 2024, possibly to seek “laser technology and expertise that could...

UN News (19 November 2025)

(Peace and Security - Syria) Nearly a year on from the fall of Assad, Syrians still lack many basic necessities as the transitional government...

Geostrategic magazine (19 November 2025)

From global think tanks The analyses published here do not necessarily reflect the strategic thinking of The Global Eye. Today’s about: Bangladesh; China-Iran; Hanoi Convention; Iraq;...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 17, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

Russian forces may be attempting to fix Ukrainian forces within Pokrovsk itself while also encircling Ukrainian forces in the Pokrovsk-Myrnohrad pocket from the west,...

Iran Update, November 17, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

Iraqi Parliamentary Elections: Iraq’s electoral commission, the Independent High Electoral Commission, released the final results and associated seat allocations from the November 11 Iraqi...

China & Taiwan Update, November 17, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

US-PRC relations: The United States and PRC have maintained their trade truce and passed new measures to further reduce tensions. The CCP may conclude...

UN News (17 November 2025)

(Peace and Security - Gaza/Middle East) The Security Council has passed a US-backed resolution which will establish an international force to restore order in...

Geostrategic magazine (17 November 2025)

From global think tanks The analyses published here do not necessarily reflect the strategic thinking of The Global Eye. Today’s about: AFRICOM; Australia-Indonesia; China; COP30; India-European...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 16, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

Russian forces are attempting to complete their encirclement of Ukrainian forces in Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad. The situation in the Hulyaipole direction remains very serious as...

Oltre il mondo a-politico / Beyond the apolitical world

(Marco Emanuele)  Il nostro lavoro di ricerca complessa per una rinnovata filosofia della storia muove lungo tre pilastri fondamentali: (i) la consapevolezza che non potrà...

Per una rinnovata filosofia della storia / Towards a renewed philosophy of history

(Marco Emanuele) Siamo già nell'oltre: la rivoluzione tecnologica trasforma tutto, a cominciare dalla nostra natura umana. Il pensiero lineare va superato e non è più...

L’uomo post-vitruviano. Un’evoluzione verso l’integrazione con le tecnologie avanzate

(Diego Brasioli) Il Vitruviano è un celeberrimo disegno a penna e inchiostro su carta (1490 circa) di Leonardo da Vinci, conservato nel Gabinetto dei Disegni...

Geostrategic magazine (15 November 2025)

From global think tanks The analyses published here do not necessarily reflect the strategic thinking of The Global Eye. Today’s about: Belarus-US-EU; China; European Union; Iraq;...

Geostrategic magazine (14 November 2025)

From global think tanks The analyses published here do not necessarily reflect the strategic thinking of The Global Eye. Today’s about: Afghanistan; Australia-Indonesia; Australia-New Zealand-Pacific;  Foundational...

Iran Update, November 13, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

Iraqi Parliamentary Elections: A Shia Coordination Framework member suggested on November 13 that the framework could exclude Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al Sudani’s coalition...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 13, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

Russian forces continue to advance and to intensify offensive operations in the Hulyaipole and Velykomykhailivka directions, exploiting the effects of battlefield air interdiction (BAI)...

Russian Occupation Update, November 13, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

Russian municipal governments continue to support programs that bring Ukrainian children to Russia for the purposes of their Russification. The Russian federal Unified Institute of...

UN News (13 November 2025)

(Humanitarian Aid - Sudan) More than 21 million people in Sudan, 45 per cent of the population, are not getting enough to eat as...

The United States Must Do More for Iranian Dissidents (Holly Dagres – The Washington Institute)

Seated in their yellow prison uniforms, the Russian mobsters Rafat Amirov and Polad Omarov were each handed twenty-five-year prison sentences on October 29 for...

Geostrategic magazine (13 November 2025)

From global think tanks The analyses published here do not necessarily reflect the strategic thinking of The Global Eye. Today’s about: Artificial Intelligence; Azerbaijan-Russia; China; Climate...

Iran Update, November 12, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

Iraqi Parliamentary Elections: The voter turnout rate was 56 percent in the November 11 Iraqi parliamentary elections, according to Iraq’s electoral commission. Iraqi politicians...

UN News (12 November 2025)

(Climate and Environment - COP30) Negotiators in Belém, Brazil, opened COP30 with a stark warning: the race to avert catastrophic global heating is being...

Yemen’s generation without classrooms (Samar Azazi – Lowy The Interpreter)

In June 1964, Malcom X said, “Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.”. In...

Why does the Taliban remain a point of influence in Bangladesh? (Saqlain Rizve – Lowy The Interpreter)

When the Taliban recaptured Kabul in August 2021, their victory was celebrated far beyond Afghanistan’s borders. In Bangladesh, many young men in madrasas and...

Geostrategic magazine (12 November 2025)

From global think tanks The analyses published here do not necessarily reflect the strategic thinking of The Global Eye. Today’s about: Artificial Intelligence; Australia; Australia-Southeast Asia-Critical...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 11, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

The rate of Russian advances in the Pokrovsk direction remains relatively slow, likely in part because the Russian military command continues to pursue grinding...

Iran Update, November 11, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

Iraqi Parliamentary Elections: Iraq held parliamentary elections on November 11. Iraq’s electoral commission, the Independent High Electoral Commission, announced on November 11 that...

UN News (11 November 2025)

(Climate and Environment - COP30) As the planet heats up, so does the race for smarter, cleaner technology. At COP30 in Belém, Brazil, delegates...

Morocco-Algeria: The case for ambitious reconciliation (Intissar Fakir – Middle East Institute)

On October 31, the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution centering Morocco’s autonomy plan as the basis for resolving the Western Sahara conflict....

Imports and Influence: China’s Growing Economic Presence in the Gulf (Andrew Leber – Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)

The Arab Gulf monarchies offer a window into the policy implications of China’s rising global economic influence, driven by its substantial manufacturing capacity and...

The United States and Iran Must Overcome Four Challenges for Nuclear Talks to Succeed (Eric Lob – Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)

Between April and May 2025, the United States and Iran engaged in five rounds of nuclear negotiations, with a sixth round scheduled in mid-June....

Trump Has an Out on Nuclear Testing. He Should Take It (James M. Acton – Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)

On September 23, 1992, shortly after 3 p.m., the ground 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas shook violently as an underground nuclear weapon detonated,...

South Korea’s Industrial Policy for the New Space Economy (Darcie Draudt-Véjares and Kaylin Kim – Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)

As the new space economy transforms cislunar space into a commercial battlefield for technological supremacy, South Korea’s industrial cluster initiative provides critical insights into...

Skilled But Displaced: Belarusian and Ukrainian Migrants in the EU Labor Market (Lev Lvovskiy – GMFUS)

Belarus’s political crisis in 2020 and Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 triggered unprecedented waves of involuntary migration from both countries to the...

Bosnia’s Democratic Test: Republika Srpska’s Election Provides a Rare Opportunity (Ema Džejna Smolo Zukan – GMFUS)

Early elections in Republika Srpska, one of the political entities making up Bosnia and Herzegovina, will serve as a test of the country’s institutional...

The 2025 enlargement package signals a shift from rhetoric to resolve – at least for some (Bojana Zorić – EUISS)

For the first time in more than a decade, the European Commisson's 2025 enlargement package radiates a sense of momentum, even hope. Commissioner Marta...

The fall of El-Fasher: Sudan’s war outpaces truce plan (Rossella Marangio – EUISS)

After more than 500 days under siege, El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur in western Sudan, has fallen to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF),...

Technical is political: When a cloud certification scheme divides Europe (Clotilde Bômont – EUISS)

The European cloud market is largely dominated by US providers, creating structural dependencies and posing risks to the confidentiality of European data. Conceived as...

2nd Phase Issues of the Agreement to End Gaza War: Disarming Hamas and Forming the International Stabilization Force (Emirates Policy Center)

Forming the International Stabilization Force (ISF) faces considerable obstacles, most notably the refusal of some countries to send troops to the Strip to avoid...

Trump’s Strategy Against Venezuelan Gangs is Self-Defeating (Gil Guerra and Emma Isabella Sage – RUSI)

After a series of strikes on nonmilitary vessels in international waters, the Pentagon informed Congress it considers suspected members of Venezuelan gangs to be...

Ukraine’s best defence against Putin’s energy war is more attacks on Russia’s oil refining sector (John Lough – Chatham House)

Since this summer, the war in Ukraine has taken on a new dimension. Russia has intensified attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, launching nine massed...

Iran Update, November 10, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

Syria-US Relations: Syrian President Ahmed al Shara met with US President Donald Trump at the White House on November 10. Shara’s visit marked the...