Strategic Thinking Magazine - April 2025

In this issue

During the first quarter of 2025, numerous changes have taken place in the international political, economic, trade, and security landscapes.
In the political area, the world has seen a return of “Trumpism”, with the U.S. President Donald Trump having started his second term since January. Besides that, the political environment in some European countries has undergone further changes, and against the backdrop of the rising influence of right-wing political forces across Europe, Germany held a new election in late February. In the Middle East, the Syrian interim government has opened a new chapter toward diplomatically engaging with various partners.
In the economic, business, and trade arena, the announcement of the U.S. government’s expanded tariff measures has brought new uncertainties to the global economic forecast.
On the security front, there have been some new developments related to the Russia-Ukraine war, as well as the war in the Middle East. There is a need to particularly mention that the Trump government so far has taken a different approach from the former U.S. administration toward managing the U.S.-Russia bilateral ties as well as handling the Ukraine crisis.
ISSUE 2 of the Strategic Thinking magazine has explored and analysed a range of important issues just mentioned above.