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As Poland takes on the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, we take a look at how the country is becoming a European leader due to its economic growth and strategic geography.

Poland: Front and Centre in 2025?

As Poland takes on the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, we take a look a country that could become a true European leader.

Mapping the World Essentials

Donald Trump has declared a national emergency on the border with Mexico in an attempt to control migration from the south. But beyond the rhetoric, the economies of the two nations are intertwined.

US-Mexican Relations

Donald Trump has declared a national emergency on the border with Mexico in an attempt to control migration from the south. 

The Dnieper is one of Europe’s longest rivers and has been at the centre of the Ukraine war since the Russian invasion in 2022. But the geopolitical importance of the Dnieper goes back a long way…

The Dnieper: A River in the Ukraine War

The Dnieper is one of Europe’s longest rivers and has been at the centre of the Ukraine war since the Russian invasion.

Mapping the World

On the southern border of the Gaza Strip, the Sinai Peninsula extends over 60,000 km2. This "grey zone" borders the Hamas-Israel war, with trafficking of all kinds, armed jihadist groups, tunnel networks and a local conflict between the Egyptian army and Islamists.

Sinai: Between Egypt and Gaza

On the southern border of the Gaza Strip, the Sinai Peninsula is a "grey zone" on the brink of war between Hamas and Israel.

Donald Trump celebrated Thanksgiving with his new right-hand man, billionaire Elon Musk at Mar-a-Lago, the new political epicentre. But how has Trump turned his Palm Beach residence into his own personal ‘Winter White House’?

Mar-a-Lago: Trump's Fiefdom

How has Trump turned his Palm Beach residence into his own personal ‘Winter White House’?

The World in Images

The Hamas attack on 7 October 2023 shocked the world and was the largest massacre of Jews since the Nazi holocaust. But what is the organisation that carried out these acts of terrorism? What are the aims of Hamas? Who finances the group? And how do they keep recruiting?

What is the terrorist organisation? Who finances them? And what are their ultimate aims?

The Hamas System

In 2016, Donald Trump was elected president of the United States for the first time thanks to the evangelical vote. In 2024, the billionaire triumphed again, this time thanks to support ranging from Silicon Valley figures such as Elon Musk and Peter Thiel to the most reactionary and populist currents of the American right: alliances that have more to do with opportunism than ideology.

Trump's new supporters range from big tech to the reactionary right.

What's Driving the New Trump Administration?

The Sea of Japan, called the East Sea by the Koreans, is a highly strategic maritime area surrounded by unfriendly powers. Japan and South Korea on one side; North Korea, China, and Russia on the other.

Tensions in the Sea of Japan

The Sea of Japan, called the East Sea by the Koreans, is a highly strategic maritime area.

The Bering Strait is the closest point of contact between Russia and the United States. It separates Chukotka, an autonomous Russian district, from Alaska by just 85 km. Since 1945, the Bering Strait has been the barometer of relations between the two great powers. 

Russian Ambitions in the Bering Strait

Since 1945, the Bering Strait has been a point of tension between Russia and America.

On 1st January 2025, Poland took over the Council of the European Union presidency. European security is its top priority. With its aggressive war against Ukraine, Russia once again represents a threat for Poland and for Europe. The Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has made it clear that Europe shouldn't rely on its own forces and try to defend itself without America.

Is Poland in command of European defence policy?

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Mapping the World Essentials

Mapping the World Essentials

Mapping the World

Mapping the World

The World in Images

The Hamas System

What's Driving the New Trump Administration?

Mapping the World

Mapping the World

Is Poland at the helm of European security?

Politics and societyInsights

All videos

Mapping the World Essentials

Mapping the World Essentials

Mapping the World

Mapping the World

The World in Images

The Hamas System

What's Driving the New Trump Administration?

Mapping the World

Mapping the World

Is Poland at the helm of European security?

Politics and society
Insights