Geostrategic Media Political Commentary, Analysis, Security, Defense
Dr. Andrew Wolf The US is attempting to create a US-led, resource-driven new world order based on energy dominance, territorial leverage, and Europe’s strategic impotence. When US President Donald Trump returned this week to his obsession of acquiring Greenland—one that seemed largely forgotten only a month ago—the idea …
January, 2026
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17 January
The Iranian Crisis as a Geopolitical Phenomenon
Athanasios Platias Waves of mass protest in Iran tend to erupt when least expected, though this should hardly surprise us. They typically represent the release of pressures accumulated over years. The current cycle follows this familiar pattern. Its immediate trigger was a sharp currency collapse that pushed the …
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10 January
China’s BYD Displaces Tesla as the Global Leader of EVs
Brian C. Black BYD’s rise reflects China’s scale, pricing power, and policy coherence, while Tesla’s slowdown exposes how US political backlash is reshaping the global EV race. China’s BYD has overtaken Elon Musk’s Tesla as the world’s biggest seller of electric vehicles (EVs), marking the first time it has outpaced …
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10 January
The Real Reason Why the Trump Administration is So Mad at Europe
Frank Vogl and Stephan Richter It is by now widely understood just how disdainful the current U.S. leadership is of Europe. The White House’s new “National Security Strategy” (NSS) states that Europe’s economy is in decline and adds that it is “eclipsed by the real and more stark …
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10 January
Rising Global Dangers and European Silence
The failure of leading Western European governments to stand up against Trump’s outrages poses exceptional dangers. The failure of leading Western European governments to stand up against Trump’s outrages poses exceptional dangers. Unless checked, the world is heading into a period of increasing authoritarianism. This means more kleptocracy, …
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10 January
Was the World of the 1990s Better Than Today’s?
Branko Milanovic Revisiting the illusions of the 1990s and how that era’s ideals led to today’s realities. It is a fundamental question. Did we go very wrong somewhere and thus ended up in today’s bad situation? To many young people, it might seem a strange question to ask. …
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10 January
“Taiwan vs. Beijing: Why a ‘Venezuela-Style’ Strike Would Ignite War, Not Swift Victory”
Calls by some Chinese social media users for a lightning, “Venezuela‑style” seizure of Taiwan’s leadership have gained traction online. Yet analysts, scholars, and security officials caution that such scenarios are vastly more complex—and far more dangerous—than online commentary suggests. Unlike Venezuela, Taiwan has spent decades preparing specifically for …
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10 January
A Treaty Tested: How Trump’s Greenland Push Is Shaking NATO to Its Core
In early 2026, a long‑dormant idea resurfaced with stunning intensity: the United States once again floated the notion of acquiring Greenland, a vast, sparsely populated Arctic territory that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark and a member of NATO. What might seem like a fringe geopolitical fantasy …
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10 January
Oil, Power, and Geopolitics: Trump’s Venezuelan Gambit Tests China’s Energy Strategy
The battle for Venezuela’s oil is no longer a narrow tug‑of‑war among competing commercial interests. It has become a central theatre of strategic competition between Washington and Beijing — one that could reshape global energy markets and the geopolitical balance of the 21st century. At the heart of …
