Geopolitics – Geopolitical Monitor https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com Military, Politics, Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Commodities Geopolitical Analysis & Forecasting Tue, 04 Feb 2025 13:14:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.15 Trump Tariffs Revive Dormant Alaska LNG Project https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/trump-tariffs-revive-dormant-alaska-lng-project/ Tue, 04 Feb 2025 13:14:03 +0000 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/?p=46286 Will the Trump administration’s zeal for fossil fuel development be enough to get the long-dormant Alaska LNG project off the ground?

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]]> Crypto in 2025: A Growing Fixture of Global Geopolitics https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/crypto-in-2025-a-growing-fixture-of-global-geopolitics/ Tue, 28 Jan 2025 11:29:43 +0000 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/?p=46182 Whether state-backed or de-centralized, digital currencies are increasingly a fixture of global geopolitics. Here are some trends to watch out for in the year ahead.

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]]> Geopolitics of the GIUK Gap: Past, Present, and Future https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/geopolitics-of-the-giuk-gap-past-present-and-future/ Tue, 21 Jan 2025 13:22:47 +0000 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/?p=46199 The GIUK Gap – a mainstay of 20th century naval strategy – is taking on new importance amid mounting Russian naval activity, Arctic expansion, and emerging hybrid threats.

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]]> Beyond Western Narratives: Unpacking Russia’s Strategic Role in Central Asia https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/beyond-western-narratives-unpacking-russias-strategic-role-in-central-asia/ Wed, 15 Jan 2025 14:02:59 +0000 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/?p=46175 Examining the popular narrative of Russia’s waning influence in Central Asia against key economic, diplomatic, and security developments since the outbreak of the Ukraine war.

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]]> Trump’s Panama Canal Gambit: Sovereignty Meets Geopolitics https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/trumps-panama-canal-gambit-sovereignty-meets-geopolitics/ Mon, 06 Jan 2025 13:16:43 +0000 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/?p=46114 Examining the historical background and geopolitics of the Panama Canal – a vital trade link that has recently made headlines with President Trump’s vow to not let the canal fall into the ‘wrong hands.’

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]]> Ethiopia-Somalia Agreement: Turkey’s Rising Influence in the Horn of Africa https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/ethiopia-somalia-agreement-turkeys-rising-influence-in-the-horn-of-africa/ Thu, 26 Dec 2024 13:43:47 +0000 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/?p=46082 Brokered by Turkey, the recent Ethiopia-Somalia agreement is a cornerstone in de-escalating a nearly decade-long rivalry.

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]]> A Taliban in Syria? Recognition or Marginalization for Hayat Tahrir al-Sham https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/a-taliban-in-syria-recognition-or-marginalization-for-hayat-tahrir-al-sham/ Tue, 17 Dec 2024 18:22:59 +0000 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/?p=46067 Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) defies any easy comparison to moderate or radical examples of Islamist groups, further complicating the highly consequential matter of future sanction relief.

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]]> Trump’s Victory and the Coming Realignment in Europe https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/trumps-victory-and-the-coming-realignment-in-europe/ Thu, 05 Dec 2024 11:22:12 +0000 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/?p=45973 There is now a clear recognition that Trump is not an aberration and cannot be treated as such. Where European leaders go from here will define the next historical phase of transatlantic relations.

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]]> Geopolitics Unfreezes the Syrian Civil War https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/shifting-geopolitics-unfreezes-the-syrian-civil-war/ Wed, 04 Dec 2024 15:42:30 +0000 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/?p=45982 The geopolitical context of 2011 is starkly different from that of today, perhaps leading to a desire on the part of some players to revisit the outcome of the Syrian civil war.

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]]> From Starlink to High Strategy: Musk’s Growing Role in US Foreign Policy https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/from-starlink-to-high-strategy-musks-role-in-us-foreign-policy/ Mon, 25 Nov 2024 14:45:46 +0000 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/?p=45931 Elon Musk’s expanding public role is paving the way toward a new technology- and innovation-based US foreign policy. Yet a risk remains of complex geopolitical relationships being reduced to a matter of technical problem-solving.

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