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Geopolitical Monitor aims to provide researchers, scholars, professionals, and global civil society practitioners with an open forum to publish insightful analysis on current events and global geopolitics.
We welcome high-quality submissions from interested authors discussing topics featured on the publication, namely military, political, economic, and environmental issues with global significance.
Submissions must be formatted as situation reports, forecasts, backgrounders, or editorials. All articles will be assessed on the basis of how well they adhere to the site’s formatting and editorial standards (see below). While we review all submissions, not every submission will be published. Typically we respond within a week if an article is suitable for publication.
Submission Formats
Situation Report (650-2,000 words)
A situation report takes one pertinent geopolitical topic or issue and analyzes it from all possible angles. This is the most common type of submission we receive at Geopolitical Monitor, and it tends to mirror a typical research report. A good situation report will leave its readers fully informed about the political, economic, and/or military impact of an international event, above all answering the question: ‘Why does this topic matter?’
Forecaster (650-1,500 words)
A weekly forecaster provides the same analysis of a situation report, but it goes a step further by predicting the likely course of future events based on current evidence. These articles tend to come from professionals in the field who are able to leverage their experience and expertise to discern the the future course of events.
Backgrounder (1,200-3,500 words)
While the forecaster is forward-looking, the backgrounder is primarily concerned with the past. These articles aim to inform the reader about the historical processes behind contemporary headlines, whether in the form of past conflicts, important actors, or socioeconomic forces. Backgrounders can delve into complex issues and tend to adopt a more academic tone than situation reports or weekly forecasters.
Editorial (650-1,500 words)
Though Geopoliticalmonitor.com accepts fewer editorials than the above analytical formats, some submissions are simply too good to ignore. To ensure that yours is one of them, stick to a fact-based argument that avoids polemics or incendiary language, and bear in mind the Geopolitical Monitor’s international focus.
Formatting and Editorial Guidelines
- Geopolitical Monitor adheres to the Chicago Manual of Style on questions of spelling, formatting, and grammar.
- Submissions must include hyperlinked references whenever feasible, as this facilitates our fact-checking process. Please hyperlink the verb in a sentence; for example: Presidential elections will be held this week.
- Sources matter: Articles will be rejected if they cite information from sources that do not abide by high journalistic and professional standards.
- All submissions should be single-spaced, Microsoft Word files (doc/docx), and attached to an email rather than pasted into the message body.
- Submissions can suggest a headline and deckhead, but we reserve final say at time of publication.
- While maintaining the original integrity of submissions whenever possible, we reserve the right to make changes based on length, grammar, wording, and flow.
- Please only submit articles that have not been published elsewhere.
We are happy to consider any suitable article for publication, but we do not remunerate for unprompted outside submissions. Please send all editorial-related inquiries and submissions to: editor [AT] geopoliticalmonitor.com.