Geopolitics Report- May 2025

The May 2025 edition of the Europinion Institute for Research’s Geopolitics Report delivers timely, in-depth analysis of critical developments in North America and Africa. This issue explores the first official meeting between Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump, highlighting tensions over Trump’s proposed annexation of Canada, persistent trade tariffs, and shared Arctic interests. It also examines Trump’s escalating confrontation with elite American universities, where funding cuts and immigration restrictions threaten U.S. scientific leadership and academic independence. In Africa, the report covers mounting unrest in Mali following Colonel Assimi Goita’s dissolution of political parties, alongside the deadly May 11 terrorist attacks by al-Qaeda-affiliated JNIM in Burkina Faso, which killed over 130 people and revealed the deepening insecurity across the Sahel. The May edition provides essential insight into how authoritarian governance, regional instability, and academic suppression intersect with broader geopolitical trends.

The report is publicly available under the Europinion Institute for Research’s open-access initiative. Image sources are credited to their original creators and remain under their respective licences, including Creative Commons.

Author: Alice Locatelli

Editor: Harine Raaj

Publication Date: 27 May 2025

Institute: Europinion Institute for Research