The Age of Middle Powers Has Arrived
The expanding role of middle powers in the evolving multipolar world presents both challenges and opportunities for global players. Read More Here
Category: Geopolitics
China’s choices on Gaza and Ukraine
How Beijing plays its cards in coming months could make the difference between global war and peace. Read More Here
Why Pacific Island States Are Concerned About Deep-Sea Mining
The underwater minerals are needed for the global transition to clean energy, but the effects of extraction may pose major risks to surrounding states. Read More Here
What Cities Can Tell Us About Geopolitics
A tour of five metropolises, from Vienna to Mosul. Read More Here
Innovation Power
Why technology will define the future of geopolitics…Read More Here
Rising specter of a quantum computing arms race
Quantum firms may soon be forced to focus more on military than commercial applications as geopolitical tensions intensify. Read More Here
The Dawn Of Stakeholder Geopolitics
World powers still hold starkly different visions of what should guide global politics and are vying to shape the new world order accordingly. In such a turbulent geopolitical climate, the question becomes, What can a framework for durable cooperation look like? Read More Here
A Missed Opportunity In Bali
The summit between US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, was, at best, a public-relations effort to provide a brief respite in the ominous progression of conflict escalation. But there was no substance, no strategy, and no path to de-escalation. Read More Here
In the 2008 Olympics, Beijing Felt Like an Open Door. In 2022, It’s Closed
During the 2008 Olympics, Beijing felt electric. The world was dazzled by games that went off more or less seamlessly…The 2022 Olympics couldn’t feel more different, with Covid precautions and a restricted reporting environment essentially cutting the games off from the surrounding country. Read More Here
Russia, China And The Bid For Empire
Mr. Putin’s goal isn’t only to restore the former Soviet Union in some form or other, but to establish a zone of influence throughout Central and Eastern Europe that approximates the borders of the former Warsaw Pact. Read More Here
looking beyond borders 