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 …
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 …
Andes Rail, Netanyahu, Congo, US-Mexico, the Queen’s Navy and the Week in Review
Happy Friday! A few housekeeping notes before we get to the Week in Review: First of all, if …
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 …
Secret Agent Man
Mexico is considering a proposal to amend its National Security Law that could have major implications for the …
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 …
Beware the Lira, South Caucasus Peace, Ethiopia War, U.S-Mexico on the Rocks and the Week in Review
Beware the lira. Turkey’s Finance Minister (and President Erdogan’s son-in-law) Berat Albayrak resigned via Instagram. Erdogan also fired …
El Padrino, #EndSARS, Rising Food Prices and the Week in Review
Happy Friday, you merry band of beautiful humans. A few housekeeping notes: In our latest podcast, Maxim Suchkov …
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 …
Mexico’s AMLO — Tropical Messiah or False Prophet?
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, often referred to simply as “AMLO,” is the type of character that …
