Belarus Crisis: The Geopolitical Stakes for the Major Powers
The Belarus crisis is mainly the result of domestic political tensions. But paradoxically, this is an internal issue that carries a profound international dimension as well.
Eritrea at the Center of Europe’s ‘Clandestine’ Migrant Crisis
The question that every European policymaker should be considering: How do you solve a problem like Eritrea?
History Repeating: Mohammed Bin Salman and the Khashoggi Affair
The current scandal closely resembles the experience of another famous member of the House of Saud.
Cheap Oil and Political Risk: Nigeria
In this series, Geopoliticalmonitor.com analyzes political fallout from the global plunge in oil prices. Part four focuses on Nigeria.
Jan Patocka on War and History
Czech philosopher Jan Patocka and the difficulties of ‘caring for the soul’ in the modern epoch.
US Bank Bailouts
The recent collapse of investment bank Bear Stearns, the lack of market liquidity and the sub prime mortgage crisis are all representative of more fundamental flaws in the financial system and American economy.
Saudi Arabia Jumps Headfirst into the Yemeni Civil War
Saudi Arabia has intervened against the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, and in doing so opened up a new proxy front between the bitter regional rivals.
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi Is Not Doing the Press any Favors
Even after a year of NLD rule, press freedom in Myanmar is languishing in the dark ages.
Russia Has Privatized Every Institution in Moldova—Including the Presidency
If the United States does not denounce Igor N. Dodon and his flagrantly authoritarian government, we risk the compromise of every ideal we have fought to instill in Eastern Europe since the fall of the Berlin Wall.