NATO – Geopolitical Monitor https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com Military, Politics, Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Commodities Geopolitical Analysis & Forecasting Tue, 21 Jan 2025 12:59:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.15 Hungary’s Democratic Crisis: A Test for Western Resolve https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/hungarys-democratic-crisis-a-test-for-western-resolve/ Tue, 21 Jan 2025 12:59:38 +0000 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/?p=46210 Budapest benefits from NATO and the EU while simultaneously undermining them. Both institutions must hold Budapest to account, or risk further democratic backsliding in Hungary and elsewhere.

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]]> Ukraine’s Kursk Offensive: Symbolic Gains, Strategic Costs? https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/ukraines-kursk-offensive-symbolic-gains-strategic-costs/ Mon, 13 Jan 2025 13:32:16 +0000 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/?p=46151 The initial success of Ukraine’s Kursk offensive provided a morale boost by demonstrating that Kyiv can challenge Russia on its own turf. Yet the long-term geopolitical value is more complicated.

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]]> Living for Gdansk: The Spirit of Solidarity in 2024 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/living-for-gdansk-the-spirit-of-solidarity-in-2024/ Wed, 30 Oct 2024 13:06:52 +0000 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/?p=45858 Gdansk, much like Poland as a whole, embodies a living history that continues to shape the balance of power in Europe and the broader geostrategic landscape.

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]]> NATO-Sans-Washington: Not Ready for War https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/nato-sans-washington-not-ready-for-war/ Thu, 24 Oct 2024 12:56:35 +0000 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/?p=45828 Though the Ukraine war led to increased defense spending in European NATO member states, the continent remains far off from being able to credibly defend itself without assistance from Washington.

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]]> Is Turkey Too Big to Fail or Too Small to Bail? https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/is-turkey-too-big-to-fail-or-too-small-to-bail/ Fri, 11 Oct 2024 12:23:50 +0000 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/?p=45671 Turkey has routinely flouted NATO and U.S. interests while Washington looks the other way out of concern of alienating its ‘too big to fail’ ally. It’s time to strip Ankara of this exceptional status.

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]]> Ukraine’s Future in the Balance as US Election Looms https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/ukraines-future-in-the-balance-as-us-election-looms/ https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/ukraines-future-in-the-balance-as-us-election-looms/#disqus_thread Mon, 07 Oct 2024 12:02:39 +0000 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/?p=45550 Elections in the United States will be crucial in determining the diplomatic endgame for the Ukraine war, along with where post-war Ukraine falls in the emerging global order.

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]]> https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/ukraines-future-in-the-balance-as-us-election-looms/feed/ 0 Canada Defense Spending: A “Fire-proof House” under Threat? https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/canada-defense-spending-a-fire-proof-house-under-threat/ https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/canada-defense-spending-a-fire-proof-house-under-threat/#disqus_thread Fri, 30 Aug 2024 11:20:40 +0000 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/?p=44654 The combination of internal pressure from defense-minded voters and external pressure from NATO allies is spurring Ottawa forward on defense spending. And though the 2% NATO target will remain elusive over the short term, a paradigm shift may be in-the-making.

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]]> https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/canada-defense-spending-a-fire-proof-house-under-threat/feed/ 0 The Return of Trump: The End of NATO https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/the-return-of-trump-the-end-of-nato/ https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/the-return-of-trump-the-end-of-nato/#disqus_thread Wed, 14 Aug 2024 11:46:26 +0000 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/?p=44925 Despite a strong display of bipartisan Congressional support for NATO last year, Donald Trump's potential re-election still represents an existential threat to the Alliance’s future.

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]]> https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/the-return-of-trump-the-end-of-nato/feed/ 0 Backgrounder: The NATO Pivot toward Asia https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/backgrounder-natos-pivot-toward-asia/ https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/backgrounder-natos-pivot-toward-asia/#disqus_thread Mon, 05 Aug 2024 18:42:58 +0000 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/?p=44752 China has slowly come to inhabit a significant position in NATO security thinking. However, given the different economic stakes involved, it remains unlikely that European threat assessments will be aligning with American ones anytime soon.

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]]> https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/backgrounder-natos-pivot-toward-asia/feed/ 0 Far from a “Burden,” NATO Has Delivered a High Return on Investment https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/far-from-a-burden-nato-has-delivered-a-high-return-on-investment/ https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/far-from-a-burden-nato-has-delivered-a-high-return-on-investment/#disqus_thread Wed, 10 Jul 2024 14:28:08 +0000 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/?p=44644 NATO remains one of the smartest investments made by the US government in the past century, but that doesn’t mean reform isn’t needed.

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