International relations theory

The dominant Western narrative today has the West fighting a battle against a dark world that represents authoritarianism and challenges the liberal post-war political world. It is summed up in the phrase "the West and the rest."

Dr. Neil Melvin, the director of international security at Britain's Royal Joint Services Institute, has described Sweden's decision to join NATO as a "dramatic and historic change" with significant implications for Baltic security dynamics.

He made his comments on a panel at the Salt iConnections conference in Manhattan which featured panels on many topics like geopolitics, economics & finance

BELGRADE  - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic says Serbia must develop its army to maintain its sovereignty and military neutrality and announced the country will continue to invest in strengthening its military capabilities.

The world has undergone a profound transformation, and a new geopolitical phase has started. The edges of the Rimland (Ukraine, Balkans, Caucasus, Middle East, Myanmar, western Indian subcontinent, sporadically Central Asia and possibly Korean peninsula) is on fire; something momentous is about to happen. 

With the state the world is in, and with the particular challenges that Europe faces, it is very tempting to argue that Union will not last, that the continent's people are condemned to return to endless warfare.

Samuel Huntington since 1989 the clash between civilizations has been essentially cultural, rather than economic or political

According to Professor Grtner, Finland is now changing its position as a neutral country and buffer zone to a NATO country.
On the other hand, as he adds, Serbia and Moldova have a self-proclaimed neutrality based on decisions at the state level, and that neutrality can be changed more easily and quickly.

Geopolitics makes it hard to imagine any real repercussions for Azerbaijan

"Russia has become a global pariah," says Giulio Gallarotti, professor of government and environmental studies at Wesleyan University and adjunct professor of political science at Columbia University, at the end of his interview with Kathimerini.