EGF Geopolitical Trends, Spring 2025

Joining the dots and making sense of the key geopolitical developments in Europe, Eurasia and MENA

By George Vlad NICULESCU, PhD, Head of Research, European Geopolitical Forum

Geopolitical Trends (Re-)Emerging from the return of Donald Trump at the White House:

Key points:

1. US mediation in the Ukraine-Russia war deadlocked. Now what?
2. Has the EU re-discovered the Wider Black Sea?
3. How the 12-day Israel-Iran war reshaped the precarious balance of power in the Middle East.