Author and Speaker on Geopolitics and the Impact of Transnational
Organized Crime on International Affairs

Global order is never accidental. It is made.
Understanding how power, economic interests, and strategic realities shape the world.

Miroslav I. Emejdi

Author, senior advisor on geopolitics, security, and speaker, as well as an alumnus of the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). He has delivered lectures to members of various institutions, including the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), GSG 9—Germany’s elite counter-terrorism unit—the United States Army, and both national and international intelligence agencies. He was also honored with a letter of recognition from General Mark A. Welsh III, United States Air Force (Ret.), four-star general and former Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force.

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Publications:

German version

To be published by IBIDEM Press, an academic publisher based in Stuttgart

English version

For Europe - Summer 2026:

To be published by IBIDEM Press, an academic publisher based in Stuttgart by beginning of 2026

For North America:

To be distributed by Columbia University Press
(New York) by summer of 2026

Latest articles

The Price of the Suez Canal: The Red Sea, China, and Europe’s Vulnerability

Anyone looking at a map will initially see the Suez Canal as a waterway connecting Europe and Asia. Its true geopolitical significance, however, becomes apparent only when we look beyond nautical charts and warships and consider insurance premiums, transit times, and the calculations of the world’s major shipping companies. At the southern entrance to the Red Sea lies the Bab el-Mandeb, the narrow strait separating the Arabian Peninsula from Africa. Since the Houthis in Yemen began attacking commercial vessels in

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Europe and the United States: Why Strategic Estrangement Would Be a Historic Mistake

There is little doubt that transatlantic relations are undergoing a period of profound change. For years, the United States has called on Europe—and particularly the member states of the European Union—to assume greater responsibility for their own security. At the same time, parts of Europe have increasingly advocated greater strategic autonomy from Washington. Trade disputes, diverging foreign policy priorities, and the United States’ growing focus on the Indo-Pacific have reinforced the perception that the two sides of the Atlantic may

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Europe at the Edge of the World Map – Why the Continent Must Learn to Think in Foreign Policy Terms Again

There are moments in history when entire continents do not decline because of defeats, but because they lose their sense of reality. Europe, this old yet intellectually extraordinarily fertile continent, stands at such a point today. The reason? Among other things, because many politicians seem to have grown accustomed to seeing the world not as it is, but as it is supposed to appear in Sunday speeches or at least that is how it seems. The EU and many of

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India’s Water Problem and the Challenge of Nuclear Reactors

India wants to rise. Industrially, technologically, militarily, and geopolitically. The country is building urgently needed infrastructure, digitalizing administration, attracting investment, strengthening its industry, and seeking its place between its neighbor China, the United States, and the Russian Federation. But are the foundations sufficient? Partly. One of these foundations is water. In the media, water is usually treated as a social, agricultural, or climate-related issue. But it is also an important strategic factor. Large parts of modern energy generation depend on water:

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