Geopolitical Futures

Nearly a year into the war in Ukraine, Romania, along with other regional countries, are seeking to transform their militaries with new equipment and weapon systems. Romania's defense ministry recently announced it made a 321 million dollar deal with the Turkish company Baykar for TB2 drones. GPF Senior Analyst Antonia Colibasanu explains what the deal means for Romania and the region.

Hopes for US-China talks. Speaking at an online event at the Stimson Center on Tuesday, U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns said Washington is ready to hold talks with...

Biden and Marcos. U.S. President Joe Biden held talks with his Philippine counterpart, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., on Monday. Biden said U.S. commitment to the Philippines’ defense “remains ironclad” and...

Nagorno-Karabakh talks. The foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia will hold talks on Monday in the United States on their long-standing dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh, an ethnically Armenian enclave in...

(click to enlarge) Kyiv wants more Western sanctions against Russia, but there are signs that the effectiveness of the sanctions campaign is nearing its limits. In early March, the European...

Is Erdogan’s power waning? With an economy in crisis and the lasting damage from major earthquakes earlier this year, Turkey is at a tipping point. The upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections will be among the nation’s most consequential ever. Analyst Hilal Khashan joins host Christian Smith for a discussion on the various factors at play ahead of Turkey’s elections.