Geopolitical Week in Review
War Update The military situation in Ukraine is not much changed from last week. Russian troops have entered …
Geopolitical Week in Review
War update The week started off grimly for Ukraine. Russia has downgraded its military objectives to seizing the …
Geopolitical Week in Review
War update Russia’s military campaign against Ukraine is now focused squarely on the Donbas region. The center of …
Geopolitical Week in Review
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Geopolitical Week in Review
Russia-Ukraine War Update This will be the shortest update on the war since it began, largely because not …
Geopolitical Week in Review
War Update The biggest developments this week were not on the battlefield where Russian forces made minor advances …
Geopolitical Week in Review
Happy Friday. You can find our latest podcast with Peruvian and Peru-expert Elohim Monard at this link. We’ve …
Geopolitical Week in Review
Geopolitical Week in Review Our latest podcast with Neil Townsend on global food prices dropped earlier this week. …
Geopolitical Week in Review
While April Fools is one of our favorite holidays, with a war on, it seemed in bad taste …
Geopolitical Week in Review
What a week it has been, y’all. We hope you are staying safe and well wherever you are …
Emergency Update – Russia/Ukraine
Early this morning Ukrainian time, Russian President Vladimir Putin gave his second strident speech of the week about …
Geopolitical Week in Review
Russia did not invade Ukraine this week. Politico now reports that Feb. 20 – not Feb. 16, as …
EU Inflation, British Energy Prices, No War, Crypto in India, and the Week in Review
EU Inflation. Prices were up 5.1 percent in Europe in January, up from 5.0 percent in December, driven …
Biden/Putin Chat 2.0, Chile’s New President, Doubling Down, No más Mexican oil exports?, Center-Rights Battle, Rest in Power, and The Week in Review
Happy new year to all you cool cats and kittens. The inimitable Maurice Chammah joined us on the …
Hydrogen is Inevitable, Tukey Doubles Down, Trouble in Paradise, The Arab Spring that Never Ends, and The Week In Review
Hello readers! We hope you are all happy, healthy, and well. We’ll be off next week. In the …
Eat Your Vegetables, European Federation, Russia’s Threats, Honduras Shifts to the Left, and the Week in Review
Happy Friday, y’all. If you haven’t checked out the latest Perch Perspectives podcast episode – do so! Ambassador …
World’s Largest Free Trade Deal, La Belle Epoque, The Brexit that Never Ends, CryptoCurrency, and The Week In Review
The world’s largest free trade deal. Australia and New Zealand ratified the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). As …
Talking about Tackling Climate Change, Fertilizer Prices, Israel’s Budget, Algeria Cuts off Morocco and Week in Review
Talking about tackling climate change. The 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties is being held in …
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. …
Nord Stream 2 with Dr. Maria Shagina
Happy Tuesday, folks! We published our latest podcast on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline with Dr. Maria Shagina, …
Food Prices, South Africa, Cuba Revolts, the “Green EU”, and the Week in Review
Food prices ease…sort of. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization’s Food Price Index declined 2.5 percent – the …
The New, Post-Pandemic Italy
Happy Tuesday loyal Perch followers! We wanted to share our latest podcast with you. Dario Fabbri, one of …
Cobalt, Venezuela, Potash, Iran, and the Week in Review
Happy Friday! A reminder to check out our latest podcast with Sune Sorensen by visiting our new podcast …
U.S.-EU Relations, Cuba Currency, EU “Togetherness”, France “Failure” and The Week in Review
Putting the band back together. The U.S. and the EU reached an agreement to end a 17-year trade …
Crypto Country, Mexico Elections, the United States of Europe, Nigeria and the Week in Review
Happy Friday. If you haven’t checked out LatamPolitik, our thrice-a-week newsletter on Latin America geopolitics, click here and …
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 …
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 …
Havana Nights, Hungary’s Future, Saudi Arabian Law, Argentina Agriculture and the Week in Review
Havana nights. Cuba’s Council of Ministers approved a measure that widens the scope of the private sector in …
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 …
The European Union Approach to Digital Reform
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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
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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 …
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 …
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 …
Arms Race, Orbán Strikes Back, the Base Alloy of Hypocrisy and the Week in Review
Happy Friday y’all. Don’t forget to check out the latest episode of the Perch Pod by clicking here. …
India Farming, EU Rising, U.S. Seething and the Week in Review
Happy Friday, comrades. It’s been a rough week, but we’re still out here grinding. Check out our latest …
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 …
Ethiopia & the U.K. Unravel, Food Prices and the Week in Review
Happy Friday, comrades. We are shocked and dismayed by the wildfires affecting California, Oregon, Washington, and other Western …
State of the World, July 2020
Politics is not linear or steady. History is only sequential in textbooks. Real life takes place in fits …