Torture Methods in Russia’s Prison Complex
An examination of torture methods in the Russian prison system, as gleaned from a data subset from gulagu.net.
Strategic Commodities 2.0: Renewables Race in the Post-Oil Era
Post-oil geopolitics will still be dictated by access to key inputs, impacting foreign policies, multilateral alliances, and state support for the mining sector.
Warfare Evolved: Quantum Encryption
Advances in quantum encryption could change the way that modern states conduct their intelligence-gathering.
Assessing Potential Outcomes of the Ukraine War
All potential outcomes point to the same fact: the Ukraine war has changed modern geopolitics.
NATO’s Europe Redeployment: Political Opportunism or Sound Military Strategy?
Evaluating the motives, impacts, and strategic consequences of President Trump’s recent decision to shake up the US military footprint in Europe.
War, Peace, and Western Double-Standards: Ukraine and Azerbaijan Compared
For evidence why the Global South is hesitant to support sanctions against Russia, look no further than the West’s historic inconsistency on human rights.
Backgrounder: Nigeria’s Energy Security Dilemma
Security and development deficiencies lurk behind many of the factors that are keeping Nigeria’s energy sector from realizing its considerable economic promise.
Lithium OPEC: Viable or Volatile?
Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, and Brazil are exploring the idea of forming an OPEC-like cartel for the lithium industry, but there are geopolitical and domestic roadblocks involved that won’t easily be overcome.
Troubled Waters: The Geopolitics of Deep-Sea Mining
Deep-sea mining could revolutionize extraction of battery metals, and exacerbate longstanding geopolitical tensions in the process.
COVID-19 in Focus: United Kingdom
As Britain prepares for the peak of the coronavirus crisis, the government’s being urged to provide the National Health Service with more equipment to save lives.