Patching Things Up, Japanese Elections, Pleading Their Case, Castillo’s Constraints, and The Week In Review
Patching things up. The U.S. and Mexico opened negotiations to replace the Mérida Initiative with a new security …
The Neverending Trade War, AMLO’s Latest Test, Limits of Leverage, Robbing Peter to Pay Paul, Tit for Tat, and The Week In Review
Happy Friday, y’all. If you haven’t already, check out our latest podcast with Emma Ashford, a brilliant expert …
Quid Pro Quo, Vietnam and Covid-19, Japan’s New Prime Minister, ¿Un Nuevo Plan Marshall?, and The Week In Review
Our latest podcast is out, featuring Dr. Carolyn Holmes of Mississippi State University on all things South Africa. …
de Gaulle Returns, Water, East Asia Arms and the Week in Review
The eternal return of de Gaulle. After news of the UK-Australia-U.S. technology sharing agreement broke at the end …
U.S. AI, Chinese Real Estate, Asian Arms Race, Fernández Failure, and the Week in Review
Anglosphere rising. Politico reports that the U.S. will soon announce a new joint initiative with the United Kingdom …
5G, Blue Hydrogen, South African Unrest, Peru in Flux and the Week in Review
A 5G future for everyone except China. Open RAN pioneer Rakuten agreed to acquire U.S.-based Altiostar Networks for …
Arab Spring 2.0? Chinese Education? Argentinian Water (or lack of), ASF, and The Week in Review
Happy Friday! For those of you who haven’t yet filled out our geopolitical business survey, you can find …
Chilean Moderation, Russian Internet, Iranian Strait, Climate Politics and the Week in Review
Everything in moderation. Especially Chile. Two of Chile’s main electoral coalitions, the left-leaning Apruebo Dignidad and the center-right …
The New, Post-Pandemic Italy
Happy Tuesday loyal Perch followers! We wanted to share our latest podcast with you. Dario Fabbri, one of …
Chilean Love, Food Prices, Israeli Bedfellows, Softer China, and the Week in Review
Happy Friday, friends. Exciting news: we have a podcast page! So you can check out our most recent …
Chilly Chile, Frenemies, Iran Nuclear Deal 2.0, Commodity Pricing and the Week in Review
Happy Friday! The podcast is here. LatamPolitik is here. A video of the North Korean military marching to …
Mercosur, China Crackdown, Semiconductors, Iran, Ethiopian Blockchain and the Week in Review
More Mercosur. Foreign ministers from Mercosur’s four member-states met virtually on Monday. Uruguay and Brazil proposed measures that …
Adios Castro, Climate Politics, Ambivalent Scotland, Russia Withdraws and the Week in Review
Adios Castro. Cuba’s Communist Party (PCC) held a party congress (such meetings occur roughly every five years) over …
Myanmar, LatamPolitik, Cobalt, Food Prices and the Week in Review
Happy Friday! The latest podcast is here. LatamPolitik is here. And the weekend isn’t far behind! — Myanmar’s …
Cuban Vaccine, Suez Troubles, South China Heat, Same ‘ol Israel and the Week in Review
Hello! Listen to our podcast. Sign up for LatamPolitik. Share us with your friends. E-mail us if you …
China Stimulus, Return of Lula, Quad Goals, Germany Dragging its Feet and the Week in Review
Another week in the books! A few reminders: if you’re interested in Latin America, check out our new …
LatamPolitik, Biotech, US, China, Semiconductors, Dominican Republic, Haiti, more Brexit, and the Week in Review
Hello friends of Perch! It has been a crazy week in the world, and our weekly round-up is …
Texas Forever, Rare Earths Aren’t, Turkey vs. Iran? and the Week in Review
Howdy folks. Let’s not even pretend like what is happening in Texas isn’t on the front of our …
Taiwan, Xinjiang, Nord Stream 2, Tunisia, Brazil, “El Padrino” and the Week in Review
Happy Friday, beautiful humans. If you missed our 2021 forecast, have no fear, you can read the executive …
Perch Perspectives 2021 Geopolitical Forecast
Happy Tuesday! We just published an emergency podcast with fan-favorite Marko Papic on the Perch Pod to talk …
Capitol Putsch, Strengthening Yuan, South Korea Deploys, Saudi Arabia Recalibrates and the Week in Review
The “Capitol Putsch.” Terrorists stormed the U. S. Capitol building, temporarily delaying Congressional certification of November’s elections results. …
A Year In Review: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly of 2020 (and Hints on 2021)
Hello Perch friends! Happy 2021. We’re starting the new year by sharing a podcast Xander and Jacob did …
Alibaba Collides with China Geopolitics
Shares of Alibaba have fallen by almost a third since various regulatory agencies in China halted the Ant …
EU-China, Brexit Complete, Israel Elections (again) and the Week in Review
Merry merry and happy happy, y’all. We’re off next week but have got you covered for your holiday …
Digital Protectionism, Preparing for the Worst, It’s Cold Outside, Argentina Diversifies and the Week in Review
Happy Friday friends. Before you get to the Week in Review, we want to remind you to take …
Virtues of Compromise, What’s in a Default, Recognizing Israel isn’t Free, India’s Farmers (again) and the Week in Review
Happy Friday friends. Before we get to the Week in Review, could you do us a quick favor? …
Fearing China, Bluffing the EU, India Farmers, Another Election in Israel and the Week in Review
Happy Friday, friends. Remember to check out our latest podcast. If you, or someone you know, needs geopolitical …
Open RAN, El Padrino, Chinese Securities, Western Sahara, Covid-19, Ethiopia and the Week in Review
Lots to talk about this week, so let’s jump right into it… — Open RAN. The U.S. House …
Ethiopia splits, Ma fumbles, EU toughens and the Week in Review
Happy Friday, y’all. We are typing this up on Thursday afternoon. It is not clear who won the …
France-Turkey Clash, Germany-France Shutdown, India-US Relations and the Week in Review
Happy Friday lovely humans. If you are in the U.S., remember to vote. If you are anywhere in …
EU Sovereignty, Scotland & Wales Stress the UK, East African Drought and the Week in Review
EU sovereignty. 25 European Union member states signed a joint declaration pledging up to 10 billion euros to …
Republic of China, Indonesia Simmers, Kyrgyzstan Chaos, Wang Watch and the Week in Review
Happy Friday folks. Our latest podcast is out and is about a controversial question, namely, is there any …
Europe Emerging? RIP WTO? Welcome to Xinjiang? and the Week in Review
Happy Friday comrades. A reminder to check out our latest podcast with Rory Medcalf. Rory is Head of …
Hurricanes, Uighurs, Where’s the Beef? and the Week in Review
Happy Friday, dear comrades. First of all, our thoughts are with all the folks affected by Hurricane Laura. …
Colombia Near-Shoring, More Huawei Squeeze, Climate Change and the Week in Review
How to near-shore. U.S. National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien and other U.S. officials traveled to Colombia this week …
U.S. Takes off the Gloves with Tik Tok, WeChat…and Canada?
Last Thursday evening, the Trump administration published three executive orders on the White House website in quick succession. …
Middle East Tragedy, Things Go Wild, Indian Temples and the Week in Review
Lebanese tragedy, wild middle east news, India begins construction on a new temple, U.S continues to pile on …
Chile and the Ghosts of Cold Wars Past and Yet to Come
There are currently no subsea cables connecting Asia and Latin America. All data traffic between Latin America and …
China (Fire), China (5g), Furcation and the Week in Review
The paradigm shift in U.S.-China relations. Late Tuesday evening, Chinese officials at the Consulate General of China in …
State of the World, July 2020
Politics is not linear or steady. History is only sequential in textbooks. Real life takes place in fits …
4 or 5 Eyes Eye 5G, South Caucasus Ruckus and the Week in Review
Remember to check out the latest episode of The Perch Pod: Dario Fabbri from the Italian geopolitical journal …
Amazon Fires, the Chinese “Long March” and Danish Pipelines…and the Week in Review
We’ve had a number of new sign-ups in the last week, so if this is your first time …
Russian Bounties, China Human Rights, Climate Change and the Week in Review
July, July, July! Never seemed so strange. We are trying a new format for the week in review …
Trade Wars, Romantic Dinners, the Balkans, Pandas — and the Week in Review
Happy Friday, y’all. A reminder to check out the latest episode of the Perch Pod with John Minnich …
A Slow Start to Summer – No Way! 3rd Sino-India War? North Korea Rattles? The Week in Review
The latest episode of the Perch Pod is out! My good friend John Minnich joined me to talk …
Can the Russia-US-China Relationship Get Worse? With “Uncle Joe” it Just Might.
Every U.S. President since the Soviet Union’s collapse in 1991 has promised to improve U.S. relations with Russia …
A Historic Day for India Farmers, the US-China Conflict Continues and the Week in Review
A reminder to check out the “The Perch Pod,” our biweekly podcast on important developments and the future …
Huawei’s woes, Border “wars” and the Week in Review
Huawei’s woes. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson reportedly told government officials to make plans to eliminate China’s (and …
U.S.-China Relations Worsen, a Potential Water War, & the Week in Review
The U.S.-China relationship continues to deteriorate. On Monday, Nikkei reported that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), which accounted …
The Geopolitics of Open RAN
The United States is using its economic and political power to encourage the development of “Open RAN.” The …
U.S.-China Relations Hit a Snag
A brief housekeeping note before we get to today’s newsletter. You can listen to the latest episode of …
