Geopoliticalmonitor.com Reports from the Crans Montana Forum
Geopoliticalmonitor.com’s Europe-based Director of Political and Business Risk reports from the Crans Montana Forum's Homeland and Global Security Forum, held in Geneva, Switzerland (October 15-17, 2014).
The Pakistan Taliban
The rise of militant Islam in Pakistan ranks among countless examples of short-term political gain sacrificing long-term stability.
The Taiwan conflict
The status of Taiwan stands out among global disputes as one that could realistically trigger a war between major powers. This backgrounder will first provide a brief historical overview of the conflict and then explore the changing military situation.
US, Russian Media Waging a Virtual Nuclear War
We are entering a new Cold War on the information front.
Violence in Ingushetia
Violence in Russia’s North Caucasus will test whether President Medvedev is entrenched enough in Russian politics to stand on his own two feet.
Backgrounder: Canada and the Renegotiation of NAFTA
A look at the past, present, and future of the North American Free Trade Agreement, and what it means to Canada.
Trans-Pacific Partnership on Life Support
The brainchild of officials who wanted to cement US trade influence in Asia, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is now being doomed by the very country that birthed it.
China at the End of History
Peaceful Rise, containment, encirclement, the ‘China Threat’ theory- though the times change the language stays the same. Experts are asking the same questions they were thirty years ago about China’s rise and the impact it will have on international society. It’s high time we throw away the rulebook of historical analogies and accept that this scenario is something completely different.
Challenging the Status Quo? Giorgia Meloni’s Mattei Plan for Africa
Italian investment into Africa has been at best inefficient and at worst ruinous for local populations in recent decades. Will Giorgia Meloni manage to change this, or will the Mattei Plan end up being business-as-usual?
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.