Victor Angelo

It is time to define the priority sectors that would require reform, innovation, and fresh resources. That is what some European governme...

After Syria, Libya has become the new confrontation ground between Russia and Turkey. In both cases, confrontation means bullets, militar...

People in Europe are rapidly moving past the pandemic and looking forward to a normal summer. There are still a number of restrictions in...

Today, Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Emmanuel Macron stated they will advocate for the establishment of a €500 billion recovery ...

In the medium term, sometime towards the middle of the forthcoming decade, Russia could opt for China, in terms of economic and trade rel...

We quite often forget that politics is about the control of power. Consequently, we also lose sight of a very fundamental question: what ...

All along, I have listened to a good number of dinner speakers. And I have noticed that, in general, they believe that a successful speec...

In politics, we tend to forget that to be principled is different from being dogmatic. A principled leader knows the goal posts, keep...

Dominic Cummings, who is Boris Johnson’s high priest for strategy – officially, his title is Senior Advisor to the PM – knows very well t...

The new European Commission will have to think afresh the EU’s foreign policy, including its strategic alliances. The last few years have...

On this European Day, I wrote in my Portuguese language blog “Vistas Largas” that a lot has been achieved in terms of our common future a...

Global geostrategic changes go very fast these days, thanks to the Chinese leadership. Look at this, for instance. Back in 2010 –...

Always blame your adversary but concentrate your fighting power on your enemy. 

Again, on defence, it’s clear to us in the EU that one of the key military objectives of Russia is to look stronger than they really are....

We should not confuse simplification with populism and dogmatism. Simplification is a leadership task that helps to decode and elucidate ...

War without a concomitant, serious, persistent search for a political solution to the conflict is not morally justified. It´s unacceptable...

Over 120 US flag officers – generals and admirals – wrote an open letter yesterday to remind the key leaders of Congress and the top peopl...

The more I listen to the noises made by the incoming US President on matters of international affairs, the more I get convinced that when ...

The NATO Summit in Warsaw, which is about to start, will endorse a major policy shift. It will squarely move the organisation into an all-...

Russian President understands that one of the most important points in competitive geostrategic action is about confusing the adversary. T...