List of Geopolitics articles
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Kim and Putin meet in North Korea China and North Korea Throw U.S. War Plans Out the Window
The intervention of Asian powers in Europe nullifies decades of U.S. strategic planning.
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Irish air corps planes fly over central Dublin on April 16, 2006. Ireland’s Defense Ambitions Are Behind the Times
Old plans and ideas aren’t going to cut it in the new European reality.
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The Chinese ship Yi Peng 3 is anchored and being monitored by a Danish naval patrol vessel (unseen) off the coast of Denmark, on Nov. 20. Will Denmark Expose Chinese-Russian Sabotage in the Baltic?
The Danish Navy is circling a suspicious Chinese ship off its coast—but deterring ill-intentioned merchant vessels presents a geopolitical dilemma.
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The flags of North Korea and Russia are hanging from a while building that has white statues in front. Two people walk nearby. Trump May Not Understand How Dangerous the World Is Now
A new axis of autocrats has European diplomats worried.
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Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte join hands. Trump 2.0 Could Give China a Headache in Southeast Asia
The region’s diverse governments may get along better with the new administration.
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A ship lays a telecommunications cable in the Baltic Sea. Baltic Cable Outages Raise Questions—and Tensions with Moscow
Russia’s been up to so much in the Baltic that anything that goes boom is laid at Moscow’s door.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un toast during an event at the Mongnangwan Reception House in Pyongyang on June 19. Ukraine Is Now a Proxy War for Asian Powers
Growing East Asian involvement shows that Putin’s war has already gone global.
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A piece of mining equipment made up of a tall yellow column rises up in a small valley. A steep rock face rises behind the device, covered with bits of greenery. 5 Bipartisan Actions to Protect America’s Mineral Supply Chains
Congress needs to make sure critical resources are protected.
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Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid arrives to attend a press conference in Kabul. How Can the West Handle the Taliban?
Regional engagement shows the possibilities—and obstacles—in Afghanistan.
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Taiwanese soldiers participate in a disaster simulation during training at the National Defense Medical Center in Taipei. How to Prepare a Country for ‘Zero Day’ of Invasion
Lessons in resilience are being shared from Ukraine to Taiwan.
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A Russian soldier patrols the Northern Clover military base on the island of Kotelny in the Russian Arctic on April 3, 2019. The New U.S. Arctic Strategy Is Wrong to Focus on China
It emphasizes limited Chinese activities instead of the much more potent Russian threat.
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British newspapers including the Guardian, the Telegraph, the Financial Times, and the Mirror are scattered on a tabletop overlapping each other. Each has a photo of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on the page; accompanying headlines include "American dread" and "Again?" Britain’s Labour Will Struggle With Trump in White House
Past criticisms are coming back to haunt U.K. leaders.
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People walk on a bridge past an American flag and above an art installation by French street artist James Colomina called the "Swing" which depicts a little girl wearing an oversized military helmet as sits on a playground swing hanging from the bridge. Even Trump Can’t Afford to Lose the Ukraine War
Victory for Putin would be a grave blow to U.S. power.
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North Korean soldiers march in a military parade on Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang. North Korea Joining Russia’s War Is a Sign of Weakness
Instead of leveraging Moscow’s faltering prospects by upping aid to Ukraine, Western leaders are paralyzed by fright.
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People walk beneath a tunnel through a building on an elevated walkway. On the side of the building is a large screen showing a news screen with a photo of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. Japan’s Chaotic Politics May Shake East Asia’s Stability
Hard losses for the long-dominant LDP make Tokyo’s plans uncertain.
