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
Please listen to our latest podcast on inflation, corn, and Turkey. Where else do you get content like …
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
Our latest podcast with Brian O’Toole on the nitty-gritty of sanctions – what are they, how do they …
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! Our latest podcast, with Russian analyst Andrey Sushentsov, is out. You can listen to it by …
Russia hasn’t invaded Ukraine….yet, Prioritized Security in China, Argentina’s Agricultural Emergency, Another Coup in Africa, and the Week in Review
Happy Friday folks! If you missed our latest podcast with Brent Johnson about the future of the U.S. …
Russian Invasion of Ukraine?, China Loosens, Bitcoin, Is Erdogan a Jedi?, Coal, and The Week in Review
Happy Friday loyal readers! A special welcome to the many new readers who signed up for our quirky …
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 …
China’s Real Estate Crisis?, Turkey, Egypt’s Water Supply, LatamPolitik, and Week in Review
Is China on the verge of a real estate crisis? The dean of a Chinese think tank called …
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 …
Argentina, Bolsonaro, and the Turkish Lira Making Moves and the Week in Review
Not much preamble today. We’ll have some exciting stuff to announce next week. Don’t forget to listen to …
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 …
The Geopolitics of Turkey in a Multipolar World
No country has more to gain and more to lose in a multipolar world than Turkey. Turkey is …
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 …
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 …
Nagorno Karabakh
Whilst everyone distracts themselves with commentary, justifications, and criticism of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tax returns, Armenia and …
Peace in the Middle East (lol)
“We’re here this afternoon to change the course of history. After decades of division and conflict, we mark …
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 …
Middle East Friends, Mediterranean Enemies, Taiwan Friends, and the World’s Hair is on Fire Week in Review
Happy Friday y’all. If you missed our take on the WeChat/TikTok issue, click here to read it. Don’t …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Is Egypt in Crisis — Yet?
The ongoing civil war in Libya has reached a critical juncture and Ethiopia looks poised to begin filling …
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 …