Experts and scholars
ARMENIA
Mikael Darbinian
Geopolitical and security analyst, ex US diplomat, specialises in foreign policy analysis, military studies
BANGLADESH
Mahfujur Rahman
Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations, Bangladesh University of Professionals
PERU
Andy Philipps Zeballos
Professor of Political Science, expert in anti-corruption policies and human development
PHILIPPINES
Celina Mercado
Sociologist specialising in indigenous communities
LEBANON
Samir Haddad
Energy security analyst specialising in Gulf energy market and strategic resource planning
INDONESIA
Aditya Pratama
Political sociologist, expert in Indonesian governance and Southeast Asian studies
NIGERIA
Abubakar Sadiq Alhassan
Geopolitical and Intelligence analyst, founder of the “GeopoliticswithAbu” podcast
CAMEROON
Kibang Cedrick Zuo-Kom
Geopolitical and security analyst, research fellow at IRPIA
INDIA
Gopal Kumar
Founder of borderless.VIP®, with a background in global investment management, a published visual and literary artist
KENYA
Sitati Wasilwa
EMEA Manager and Lead Geopolitical Analyst at APAC Assistance
Taiwan at the breaking point: China, America and the battle for the world’s chips with Gopal Kumar
Taiwan has become one of the most dangerous flashpoints in the world — not only because of the military tension between China and the United States, but because of what is at stake: technology, talent, chips and the future balance of global power.
Nigeria: Boko Haram, ISWAP and the Battle for West Africa’s Security with Abubakar Sadiq Alhassan
In this Security Observer interview, we speak with Andy Philipps Zeballos, a Peruvian political scientist, about Peru’s political crisis, recent electoral processes and the challenges facing Peruvian democracy.
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GOPAL KUMAR
Washington’s growing support for Taiwan, along with efforts to attract Taiwanese tech talent to the US, may be intensifying US–China–Taiwan tensions and making the situation more dangerous than many realise.
SITATI WASILWA
South Africa’s xenophobic tensions, post-apartheid frustrations and the ANC’s troubled legacy reveal deeper pressures shaping the country’s politics, society and future.
DAMIAN ZORATTINI
Instability around the Strait of Hormuz could reshape global gas flows, shipping routes and energy prices, with major implications for Europe and Latin America’s energy future.
ABUBAKAR SADIQ ALHASSAN
Nigeria’s security crisis, regional militant activity and ECOWAS tensions reveal growing pressure on West Africa’s stability, borders and balance of power.
The Strait of Hormuz is a reminder that energy security is geography
Energy markets like to speak in abstractions: liquidity, flexibility, spare capacity, hedging. Then the Strait[…]
Oreshnik: Russia’s hypersonic signal to the Ukraine, NATO and the West
The Oreshnik is presented by Moscow as a new-generation Russian ballistic missile with hypersonic characteristics[…]
THE TAIWAN CRUCIBLE: The contemporary global landscape is defined by an intensifying strategic competition between the United States and China…
The contemporary global landscape is defined by an intensifying strategic competition between the United States[…]
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Mali on the Brink: JNIM, Tuareg Rebels and the Battle for Bamako with Sitati Wasilwa
Mali is facing a rapidly escalating security crisis as JNIM and Azawad Tuareg forces intensify attacks on government positions. In this interview, Nairobi-based geopolitical analyst Sitati Wasilwa explains why the conflict is flaring now, the role of foreign influence, Mali’s military capacity, and what the crisis means for the wider Sahel and West Africa.
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