Interview: ECFR’s Mark Leonard on Brexit and the Future of the EU
Geopoliticalmonitor.com sits down with Mark Leonard to discuss Brexit and the future of the European Union.
Great Britain Returns to a Multipolar Eurasia
Newly freed from Brussels’ bureaucracy, Great Britain is attempting to reestablish itself as a player in Eurasian affairs.
EU-US Free Trade: A Political Escape Hatch for the UK’s Cameron?
How will this week's announcement of EU-US trade talks influence the politics of euroskepticism in the UK?
The Quad Comes of Age?
Assessing the geopolitics and motives behind emergence of the Quad’s Leadership Summit.
al-Shabab in Somalia
Two major developments occurred in Somalia last week: a merger between the Ras Kamboni Brigade and al-Shabab, and al-Shabab’s long-suspected but hitherto unmade declaration of open alliance with Al Qaeda. Both do not bode well for the survival of the beleaguered Transitional Federal Government (TFG) in Mogadishu.
Amid Budget Uncertainty, Italian Debt Holders Quietly Head for the Exits
Nervous investors are shedding Italian debt ahead of the new coalition government’s first budget.
A New US Surge in Pakistan?
President Obama’s decision to deploy an additional 30,000 troops in Afghanistan has obscured an equally important development: the intensification of U.S operations in Pakistan.
US-Saudi Relations Hit a New Low
The OPEC+ decision to cut production by 2 million barrels in November is just the latest of many signs pointing to a deteriorating US-Saudi relationship.
India: New Epicenter of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Variants, complacency, and policy missteps have transformed one of the developing world’s COVID-19 exemplars into a cautionary tale.
Three Policy Takeaways from the US Election
Regardless of who emerges the winner, the most immediate consequences of the election will manifest in tax, trade, and partisanship.