Geopolitics


Undersea cables

The new geopolitics of undersea data cables

ByDoug SpechtJul 28, 2026

As nations compete for digital dominance, the ocean floor has emerged as the newest and least visible stage for geopolitical…

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How climate extremes rewrite geopolitical power

ByDoug SpechtMay 11, 2026

A warming Pacific exposes the fragile fault lines of a divided world, Doug Specht argues Early forecasts suggest 2026 could…

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The world’s geopolitical fault lines, from Ukraine to the Arctic

ByVictoria HeathFeb 16, 2026

Unpack the geography of global instability – from contested borders to forced displacement in nations around the world For much…

China and India

Falling into the wrong Thucydides’s trap

The idea that rising powers challenge established ones has shaped thinking about China and the USA. But in Asia, the…

Costa Rica flag

Costa Rica’s democratic gamble

ByDoug SpechtFeb 3, 2026

Doug Specht unpacks Costa Rica’s latest election and how it could unravel Latin America’s oldest democracy On 15 January, just…

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The geopolitical fragmentation of artificial intelligence

ByDoug SpechtJan 19, 2026

Doug Specht examines how artificial intelligence is shifting from a shared commons to a strategic, controlled territory Earlier this month…

Trump

How Trump is moving us into a new era

ByTim MarshallJan 13, 2026

Tim Marshall on how Trump’s renewed presidency accelerates the shift away from liberal internationalism New eras rarely begin on a…

ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA - OCTOBER 29: Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at The PPL Center on October 29, 2024 in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

What is it that Trump wants from Greenland?

ByVictoria HeathJan 7, 2026

Could Donald Trump ever buy Greenland? Discover the reasons as to why the US is vying for the world’s largest…

Honduras election

Honduras’ electoral crisis and the geography of sovereignty

ByDoug SpechtDec 15, 2025

Doug Specht considers Honduras’ recent election and the erosion of sovereignty within the nation’s borders Nearly two weeks after Hondurans…

A globe full of grain

How control over crops may decide who holds power in a warming world

As governments from the Gulf to Beijing quietly buy up farmland around the world, a silent shift in global power…

US and Venezuela

Tim Marshall on the America’s power play in the Caribbean

ByTim MarshallNov 19, 2025

Trump’s Caribbean armada isn’t diplomacy but dominance, reviving a century-old American doctrine War on Drugs, you say? Send an aircraft…

Drone in warfare

Tim Marshall on how geography still matters in modern wars

ByTim MarshallOct 27, 2025

Drones may rewrite battle plans, but rivers, deserts and choke points still get a vote on who wins and who…

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