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A New Political Framework for Kazakhstan’s Early Parliamentary Elections

CENTRAL ASIA Theodoros Benakis -
On 23 August, Kazakh voters will choose the 145 members of a new unicameral parliament, the Kurultai. The vote follows a constitutional referendum held...

NATO 3.0: Ankara and the End of Strategic Complacency. Why the 2026 Summit Matters More Than Its Communiqué

DEFENCE Theodoros Benakis -
Abstract When Allied leaders gather in Ankara on 7–8 July 2026, public attention will inevitably focus on defence spending, President Donald Trump's demands and the...

Reclaiming international law and overcoming our democratic recession a half-century after Helsinki

EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
Less than a year ago, we marked the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act — a milestone intended to reaffirm the shared principles...

Defending Shared Principles of the OSCE

EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
Fifty years after the Helsinki Final Act, the principles that have underpinned security and co-operation in the OSCE area — sovereignty, territorial integrity, the...

How development financing became an arena of strategic rivalry

CHINA Theodoros Benakis -
The defunding of USAID threw the international development community into turmoil, ending one of the strongest traditional mechanisms for development assistance. Foreign aid froze....
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