Geopolitical Outlook for 2026: The South & Southeast Asia
Diversification: EU-India and ASEAN To mitigate the China risk, 2026 will be a pivotal year for the EU’s diversification strategy. However, this will be complicated by India’s own geopolitical positioning and evolving relationship with Russia. India-Russia Strengthening Ties: The December 2025 Summit A critical development reshaping the Indo-Pacific strategic landscape is the strengthening of India-Russia […]
Geopolitical Outlook for 2026: The Middle East & North Africa
Middle East: The Iran Nuclear Sunset and Geopolitical Fragmentation The year 2026 marks a critical “sunset” phase for the JCPOA and UN Resolution 2231. Key international restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program (enrichment levels, centrifuge R&D) are set to expire in late 2025 and 2026. Proliferation Crisis: This regulatory vacuum leaves the EU with limited diplomatic […]
Geopolitical Outlook for 2026: Sub-Saharan Africa
The Sahel & Critical Minerals Sahel Instability: The “Alliance of Sahel States” (Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso) has consolidated power, pivoting towards Russia for security. In 2026, continued instability or a new coup in the region could lead to a surge of migrants across the Central Mediterranean, testing the EU’s newly implemented “New Pact on Migration”. Critical Minerals Partnerships: […]
2026: A Year of Europe’s Political and Economic Recalibration
As 2025 comes to a close, we look ahead to 2026 and explore the decisions set to define Europe’s political and economic path. Enjoy! From Regulation to Fragmentation The year drawing to a close has been a particularly complex one for the European Union, and especially for the Commission’s legislative and political agenda. After five […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Meatless Burgers: The Transatlantic Battle over Food and Intellectual Property
A new disagreement has broken out in the long-standing regulatory war over what we eat and, even more importantly, how we are allowed to call it. The Meatless Burgers: The Transatlantic Battle over Food and Intellectual Property This week, the legendary Beatle Paul McCartney joined forces with a coalition of British MPs to lobby Brussels […]
Serbia’s Indecisiveness: The End of the “Four Pillars Foreign Policy”
Serbia’s foreign policy over the last twenty years is characterised by chronic fence sitting, with all the governments attempting to balance between the West and the East, culminating in the shut-down of its largest refinery due to the US-imposed sanctions. Serbia’s Indecisiveness: The End of the “Four Pillars Foreign Policy” The ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) is facing […]
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, […]