Dr. Neil Quilliam

The departure of German Chancellor Angela Merkel after 16 years at the helm leaves a gaping hole in both European politics and the European Union. Heralded as a beacon of stability during stormy times, Merkel’s multilateralist and compromise-based approach steered the EU through many high seas,…

Iran’s military exercises near border areas with Azerbaijan – some of its largest military movements since the late 1980s – indicates Tehran’s growing unease with wider developments in the region. In fact, the maneuvers reflect Tehran’s growing sense of insecurity, rather than a projection of power…

With every new US administration, the British media starts to fret about the status of the so-called ‘Special Relationship’ between the UK and the US; and, for the past few elections, it has fixated on the location of Winston Churchill’s bust: In or out of the Oval office. There is no doubt that…

Most European leaders will welcome with open arms the Biden Administration. After four years of intemperate foreign policy, which has only served to exacerbate tensions not only between the major powers, but also amongst middle powers in many regions of the world, expectations from the new…