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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Russia v. USA, Israel v. Iran, Peru Elections, China Government Flexes and the Week in Review
Happy Friday! The podcast is here and LatamPolitik is here. If you like us, consider sharing both with …
Global Taxes, Northern Ireland Troubles, JCPOA, the Coca Crown, and the Week in Review
Happy Friday, y’all. The podcast is here, the sign-up for LatamPolitik is here. Let’s get to it! — …
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 …
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 …
Shipping Madness, Monroe Doctrine 2.0, Food Prices, Blow to Modi and the Week in Review
Hey! Happy Friday. We’re still in need of some ratings, so please check out and rate our podcast. …
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 …
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? …
Secret Agent Man
Mexico is considering a proposal to amend its National Security Law that could have major implications for the …
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 …
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 …
U. S. Election Day
Dear friends of Perch, As you might have heard, the U.S. is holding a presidential election. In 2016, …
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 …
2020 U.S. Election Geopolitics Part 1: If Trump Wins
In two weeks, U.S. voters will go to the polls to elect their next president. We’ve decided to …
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 …
