Author: polina

US Strikes in Venezuela and the Fall of the Maduro Regime: Strategic Assessment

The events of 3 January 2026 represent a definitive pivot point in modern geopolitics. The successful execution of the attack, codenamed Operation Absolute Resolve, and the subsequent extraction of Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores have signalled the dawn of a “Restorative Era” in the Western Hemisphere. By transitioning Venezuela away from a regime defined by […]

Geopolitical Outlook for 2026: The Era of Forced Adaptation

The year 2026 will not be remembered for a single shock, but for the moment when accumulated pressures finally force strategic decisions that Europe has deferred for more than a decade. The post-Cold War assumption that prosperity, security, and stability could be outsourced has expired. What replaces it is a far harsher operating environment in […]

AI in Government Transforming Public Sector Decision-Making

The promise of AI in government is simple. A pure, un-bribable efficiency. It is a tool that can be used against human corruption. But – if an algorithm is immune to money and influence peddling, does that make it immune to the rule of law?  For example, take the case of Ukraine’s Diia.AI. It’s been launched in September this year as the world’s first national AI assistant that delivers government services directly in a chat, […]

Behind the India-Russia Summit: Implications for Europe

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited New Delhi from 4–5 December 2025 for the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit. The summit took place under intense geopolitical pressure, characterised by the Trump administration’s imposition of 50% tariffs on Indian imports and specific penalties on energy trade intended to curb New Delhi’s engagement with Russia. The summit served as […]

B&K Agency presents analysis of Sudan’s security landscape at the European Parliament

This week, B&K Agency’s Director of Geopolitical Intelligence Heath Sloane shared an overview of Islamic networks in the Sudan civil war at the European Parliament, alongside Sudanese civilian advocate and a former minister in Sudan’s Transitional Government Khalid Omer Yousif. B&K Agency’s analysis uncovered an ecosystem of Islamist networks that supply ideological credibility and digital […]

B&K Agency announces a new department of Geopolitical Intelligence headed by Heath Sloane

Brussels, 1 December 2025 – B&K Agency is pleased to announce that as of 1 December, Heath Sloane joins the B&K Agency team as Director of Geopolitical Intelligence to kickstart geopolitical intelligence practice. In this role, he will be responsible for developing research and analysis on global security dynamics, advising clients on evolving political risks, […]

B&K Agency facilitated the policy roundtable on protecting transatlantic innovation at the European Parliament

18 November 2025 / Brussels, Belgium – B&K Agency facilitated the policy roundtable ‘Protecting Transatlantic Innovation’ hosted by the Tholos Foundation and MEP Tomáš Zdechovský (EPP, Czechia) in the European Parliament. The event featured a discussion exploring how a stronger transatlantic partnership can protect digital innovation, enhance the competitiveness of European SMEs and ensure technological […]

How Is Europe Regulating Generative AI and Copyright?

The global AI market is projected to skyrocket to over $1.3 trillion in the next five years. But beneath that value lies an unresolved conflict: the battle over generative AI and copyright as we know it today. AI models train on billions of works, so who should get paid? Who gets to call themselves a creator? The answer is being discussed right now in Europe.  The European […]

The AI Risk Pyramid: Europe’s Strategy for Control?

Imagine if artificial intelligence was no longer just a tool, but a decision-maker? In Albania, an AI tool named Diella was appointed to a ministerial role few weeks ago, with a task to make government services more efficient and transparent.  This avant-garde move begs a crucial question: as AI becomes a part of our daily lives, who sets the rules? In Europe, it’s the EU AI Act, the first comprehensive […]