Ukraine War – Geopolitical Monitor https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com Military, Politics, Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Commodities Geopolitical Analysis & Forecasting Thu, 12 Dec 2024 12:57:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.15 Exploring Cyber-Darkness: How Moscow Undermines the West via the Dark Web https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/exploring-cyber-darkness-how-moscow-undermines-the-west-via-the-dark-web/ Thu, 12 Dec 2024 12:57:49 +0000 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/?p=46030 As Russia's cyberwarfare operations increasingly integrate peripheral and core actors, they form a functional symbiosis that enhances both scale and technical expertise. An effective defense demands a response as dynamic and multifaceted as the threat itself.

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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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]]> Trump and the Art of the Ukraine Peace Deal https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/trump-and-the-art-of-the-ukraine-peace-deal/ Mon, 02 Dec 2024 12:21:16 +0000 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/?p=45967 Donald Trump’s personality and negotiating style suggests that some of the worst-case scenarios in a Ukraine peace deal are overblown.

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]]> Gazprombank Sanctions Strike at Heart of Russia Economy https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/gazprombank-sanctions-strike-at-heart-of-the-russia-economy/ Wed, 27 Nov 2024 21:15:31 +0000 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/?p=45949 The long-awaited breakdown of the Russian war economy may be finally at hand, albeit too late for the outgoing Biden administration to take diplomatic advantage of it.

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]]> Ukraine’s ‘IT Army’ Has Lessons for Taiwan https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/ukraines-it-army-has-lessons-for-taiwan/ Thu, 21 Nov 2024 22:14:26 +0000 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/?p=45927 As Taiwan prepares for a potential conflict with China, it must take all necessary steps to prepare itself not only for the physical battlefield but the digital one as well. Here, the experience of Ukraine’s ‘IT Army’ can help.

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]]> Twilight of Naval Power? Ukraine’s Drone-Powered Black Sea Strategy https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/twilight-of-naval-power-ukraines-drone-powered-black-sea-strategy/ Fri, 01 Nov 2024 12:35:45 +0000 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/?p=45843 Advanced militaries take note: Ukraine has blunted Russia’s considerable naval advantages in the Black Sea region, and all without a conventional navy.

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]]> Sea Drones Helping Ukraine Win the Battle of the Black Sea https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/sea-drones-helping-ukraine-win-the-battle-of-the-black-sea/ Thu, 31 Oct 2024 11:50:47 +0000 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/?p=45861 Despite its lack of a conventional navy, Ukraine has managed to drive Russian naval vessels out of the Black Sea with a combination of missile strikes and drone warfare.

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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 The Russo-Ukrainian War and Mackinder’s Heartland Thesis https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/the-ukraine-war-and-mackinders-heartland-thesis/ https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/the-ukraine-war-and-mackinders-heartland-thesis/#disqus_thread Mon, 23 Sep 2024 14:08:36 +0000 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/?p=45448 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine echoes the theories of Sir Halford J. Mackinder, who noted the critical importance of the Eurasian Heartland in global peace and conflict.

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]]> https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/the-ukraine-war-and-mackinders-heartland-thesis/feed/ 0 Yuan Shortages Latest Headache for Russian Economy https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/yuan-shortages-latest-headache-for-russian-economy/ https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/yuan-shortages-latest-headache-for-russian-economy/#disqus_thread Tue, 17 Sep 2024 13:01:32 +0000 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/?p=45400 Fearing secondary sanctions, Chinese banks are limiting their involvement with sanctioned Russian businesses. The resulting liquidity crunch is creating new inflationary pressures for the Russian economy.

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