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Salvador Sánchez Cerén has been President of El Salvador since 2014
Geopolitical Hotspot

Hotspot – El Salvador

Aug 24, 2018
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Klaus Dodds looks to El Salvador's past to explain how it can haunt the geopolitical present
Hotspot – Supercomputers
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Hotspot – Supercomputers

Jul 30, 2018
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Who is the world supercomputer champion? Klaus Dodds looks at the contenders
The Sea of Galilee, Golan Heights
Geopolitical Hotspot

Hotspot – Golan Heights

Jun 29, 2018
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What's happening in the Golan Heights? Klaus Dodds explores the latest developments
The Israeli national team haven’t qualified for a World Cup since 1970 – not always for purely footballing reasons
Geopolitical Hotspot

Hotspot Special – Israel and the World Cup

Jun 21, 2018
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From ball control to boycotts, the story of Israel’s lack of presence at the World Cup is rooted in geopolitics
Will Pyeongyang really be reconnecting with the rest of the world?
Geopolitical Hotspot

Hotspot – North Korea

May 28, 2018
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Klaus Dodds asks whether recent dialogue on the Korean peninsular is a significant development, or just more of the same
Bolivian President Evo Morales
Geopolitical Hotspot

Hotspot – Bolivia

Apr 30, 2018
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Klaus Dodds explores the importance of reclaiming access to the sea to Bolivian culture
Greeks in Thessaloniki protesting against the name ‘Macedonia’ being used by a neighbouring country
Geopolitical Hotspot

Hotspot – Greece and Macedonia

Mar 26, 2018
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What's in a name? Klaus Dodds looks at the dispute over the name ‘Macedonia’
Hotspot – United States
Geopolitical Hotspot

Hotspot – United States

Feb 26, 2018
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Klaus Dodds casts an eye across the pond to review how a year of President Trump has changed the United States of America
Māori warriors on Waitangi Day
Geopolitical Hotspot

Hotspot – New Zealand

Jan 29, 2018
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A language debate is forcing New Zealanders to consider how the modern country needs to engage with the past. Klaus Dodds explores
The Russia-Estonia border, a site of heavy security and black market activity
Geopolitical Hotspot

Hotspot – Estonia

Jan 04, 2018
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Klaus Dodds considers a national border which has become a central site for underhand activity: between Estonia and Russia
Celebrating the Kurdistan independence referendum on September 25, 2017
Geopolitical Hotspot

Hotspot – Kurdistan

Nov 27, 2017
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Klaus Dodds turns his attention away from Europe, to a referendum shaking up borders in the Middle East
The fate of the Lofoten islands, Norway, has been described as a battle for the ‘soul of the country’
Geopolitical Hotspot

Hotspot – Norway

Oct 30, 2017
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Klaus Dodds turns his gaze north, to examine the debates raging across Norway regarding oil and gas exploration
Hotspot – Hong Kong
Geopolitical Hotspot

Hotspot – Hong Kong

Sep 30, 2017
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As the BBC World Service falls silent on local Hong Kong radio, Klaus Dodds reviews what this symbolic step means for the territory's future
Members of the Argentinean battalion of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH)
Geopolitical Hotspot

Hotspot – Haiti

Sep 04, 2017
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What happens when a UN stabilisation mission leaves a country in which it had been charged with aiding the restitution of a ‘secure and stable environment’?
President Muhammadu Buhari caused controversy with his Eid message this year
Geopolitical Hotspot

Hotspot – Nigeria

Aug 07, 2017
Written by
Klaus Dodds examines the geopolitical fallout which can result from a simple message of peace
The Quebec Parliament Building and the Fontaine de Tourny in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
Geopolitical Hotspot

Hotspot – Québec

Jul 03, 2017
Written by
Klaus Dodds explores the outrage which can ensue when places are criticised
Trump's earlier campaigning made it clear he was in favour of the US's outdated coal industry
Geopolitical Hotspot

Geopolitical Hotspot Special – Trump and the Paris Agreement

Jun 02, 2017
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With the Trump administration pulling out of the Paris Accord, Klaus Dodds looks at the politics at play
Stella Nyanzi, Ugandan activist
Geopolitical Hotspot

Hotspot – Uganda

May 29, 2017
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As Klaus Dodds outlines from Uganda, female bodies remain an intensively geopolitical battleground
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