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
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
Happy Friday! Our latest podcast, with Russian analyst Andrey Sushentsov, is out. You can listen to it by …
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
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 …
Geopolitical Week in Review
Cousin Marko rejoined the Perch Podcast for an amazing conversation spanning inflation to basketball. You can listen or …
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 …
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 …
Speaking of Russia and Ukraine, Kazakhstan’s Revolution, Cotton, Grains, and The Week in Review
Happy Friday! Our latest podcast on whether Russia will invade Ukraine with Max Suchkov is a must listen …
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 …
U.S.-China Trade Ties, JCPOA 2.0?, Sudanese Coup 2.0, Ecuador’s State of Emergency, and The Week in Review
U.S.-China trade ties. In a speech to the National Chicken Council, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai described the …
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 …
2020 U.S. Election Geopolitics Part Deux: If Biden Wins
This is the second installment of a 2-part series on the geopolitics of the upcoming U.S. election. If …
When it Comes to U.S. Trade (In?)exact Wording is Everything
Two significant developments in American geopolitics occurred in the past week that you might have missed if you …
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 …
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 …
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. …
A REAL “Western Hemisphere Strategic Framework” — Instead of what we got…
Last week, the U.S. National Security Council (NSC) released its “Overview of Western Hemisphere Strategic Framework.” The release …
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 …
Dolla dolla bill y’all
The U.S. dollar is the undisputed heavy-weight currency champion of the world. By any metric, the buck still …
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 …
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 …
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 …