List of Geopolitics articles
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Kim Jong Un stands in a group at a shipyard. North Korea’s Nuclear Submarine May Not Be as Scary as It Looks
Pyongyang says it is building a “strategic guided missile” submarine, but experts say the development may not be all it’s cracked up to be.
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Periodic table The Periodic Table of States
The org chart for a post-Westphalian world.
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U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson applaud as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an address to a joint session of Congress on Mar. 4. Is the World Overreacting to Trump?
Washington’s Ukraine policy might yield a truce—but tariffs and territorial threats to neighbors could do long-term damage.
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U.S. President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with energy company CEOs at the White House in Washington on April 3, 2020. Comrade Trump
Regardless of why, he’s acting exactly like a Russian asset would.
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A woman walks past an advertisement for the Russian army at a bus stop. Russia Is Only Winning Inside Trump’s Head
As Russians will tell you, the reality on the ground looks very, very different.
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An aerial view of a steel plant. Heavy Industry Is Europe’s Trump Card
The continent has an upper hand in its looming security competition with the United States.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump arrive for a photo session at the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, on June 28, 2019. How U.S.-Russia-China Ties Would Impact the Indo-Pacific
While U.S. allies worry, other states would welcome better great-power relations.
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An employee handles 155 mm caliber shells manufactured at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Scranton, Pennsylvania on April 16, 2024. Europe Should Make a $200 Billion Deal With Trump
Cash to buy U.S. weapons for Ukraine would also help balance trade.
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Two workers in matching gray uniforms are seen from behind as they position machinery and tools around the metal frame of a car. Scaffolding and other factory equipment criss-cross the room behind them. Trump Can Make a Deal to Save America’s Auto Industry
Beijing’s capture of global markets offers a U.S. road map.
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A large ship in the ocean What Europe Can Do If Trump Drops Russia Sanctions
Europe has much more economic leverage on the Kremlin than Washington.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands after a joint press conference held in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Feb. 4. What’s Wrong With Strategic Peacemaking
Resolving conflicts has become less important than managing optics.
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A photo illustration of a historic map of the Gulf of Mexico with "Mexico" crossed out and "America" scrawled across it in handwriting. The Cartography of Grievance
Picking fights about maps is for geopolitical losers.
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Keir Starmer (left) holds onto a piece of paper as he hands it to Donald Trump, who looks down at it and grips it with both hands. Both are sitting in brocade chairs in front of a marble fireplace. Allies Assess What Intelligence They Can Still Share With Trump
Washington’s loose lips and closer ties to Moscow could unravel Western cooperation.
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A protester at the center holds up a sign showing a cartoon image of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Myanmar military chief Sr. Gen. Min Aung Hlaing during a demonstration against the military coup in front of the Chinese Embassy in Yangon, Myanmar. Myanmar Knows Xi’s World Order Is a Con
Beijing makes hollow promises of nonintervention as it meddles with its neighbors.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets U.S. President Donald Trump inside the demilitarized zone separating North Korea and South Korea in Panmunjom, South Korea on June 30, 2019. Trump’s Next Deal Should Be With Kim Jong Un
Washington’s North Korea policy is at a dead end, and it’s time for something new.