The 52nd G7 Summit concluded in Évian-les-Bains on 17 June 2026, but the gathering that emerged looked different from the one France had planned. Paris had hoped to focus on economic resilience, critical minerals, and artificial intelligence governance. Instead, leaders spent much of the summit responding to a rapidly changing security environment shaped by developments around Iran and Ukraine. More than any formal agenda item, these events defined the tone and outcomes of th

Photo: OpenAI By Megi Benia Contributors: Tinatin Gachechiladze, Mariam Gamdlishvili, Mariam Orjonikidze Wägmark On May 26, 2026, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit days before the Parliamentary election in Armenia became one of the most strategically consequential moments in recent Western engagement in the South Caucasus. Unlike previous high-level visits focused primarily on democratic reform or economic cooperation, Rubio’s visit was overwhelmingly security-orien

Photo: Open AI By Tinatin Gachechiladze For the last thirty years, the concept of European strategic autonomy has been cycling between aspiration and institutional reality. The defense dilemma Europe deals with is not new, but it has never been more profound. The continent possesses solid economic weight, an industrial base, and political institutions to strengthen its own security. Regardless, it has not done so. On paper, Europe's means look formidable: European NATO allies