#geopolitics
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Trump's North American gamble
By antagonizing Canada and Mexico, the Trump administration is dismantling the geographic advantage that underpins U.S. global power.
Foreign Affairs · 4m
Cameroon Geopolitics Explained 2026
Cameroon's 93-year-old president faces succession while global powers compete for influence.
The Rio Times · 1m
Ethiopia's war draws in the Middle East
Fighting in Ethiopia is part of a wider regional conflict shaped by outside powers competing for influence and resources.
The New Yorker · 3m
Oil hits $102 per barrel as prices surge
Brent crude oil rose $2.76 in a day and $34 in a year, driven by supply and demand shifts alongside geopolitical tensions.
Fortune · 2m
Women leaders reshape AI debate beyond supremacy
At global forums, female executives are reframing the AI race as a test of sustainable development and shared prosperity, not technological dominance.
Fortune · 2m
Oil hits $101.61 per barrel on September 21, 2026
Crude oil prices have surged 52% over the past year, driven by supply constraints and geopolitical tensions.
Fortune · 2m
Trump claims Arctic victory in Greenland security deal
After months of annexation threats, the US, Denmark, and Greenland announced a security pact that each side is spinning very differently.
the Guardian · 2m
Trump's AI race obsession may backfire with China
US-China talks on AI safety risk becoming theater if they ignore real risks and focus on winning a nonexistent race.
Ars Technica · 3m
Can pandas still charm the world for China?
As China's power grows, its cuddly diplomacy faces skepticism from those focused on security and trade.
TIME · 2m
Somaliland's Red Sea gambit for statehood
An unrecognized African republic is leveraging geopolitical chaos to pitch itself as a strategic U.S. ally.
Foreign Policy · 3m
There is no A.I. race
The obsession with beating China at A.I. ignores what actually matters: deploying the technology across the economy.
The New Yorker · 3m
Flávio Bolsonaro's foreign policy vision
Brazil's far-right presidential candidate promises closer ties with Washington but faces economic reality: China remains essential.
Foreign Policy · 4m
Trump secures permanent control over Greenland's security
The U.S. president announces a deal with Denmark and Greenland that gives America sweeping authority over the Arctic territory's defense and critical minerals.
Foreign Policy · 4m
Trump's Greenland deal costs more than it gains
The U.S. claimed victory on Greenland, but the agreement achieves little new while damaging crucial alliances.
Foreign Policy · 2m
Stop hiding. America needs clarity on Taiwan.
The U.S. should abandon strategic ambiguity and openly commit to Taiwan's defense while staying neutral on its political status.
Foreign Policy · 3m
Oil hits $103.98 per barrel on Sept. 17
Brent crude dropped $4.36 in a day but remains up 52% year-over-year as markets react to supply, demand, and geopolitical shifts.
Fortune · 2m
Trump and Putin fight wars the same way
The U.S. war on Iran mirrors Russia's tactics in Ukraine, helping Moscow while weakening America.
Foreign Policy · 4m
Can Russia Ever Be Normal?
Russia's imperial ambitions and centralized state make normalcy impossible without a humiliating military defeat.
Foreign Policy · 3m
Trump claims permanent US control over Greenland
The US president says a new deal with Denmark secures American authority over the Arctic territory.
Al Jazeera · 1m
Trump's 'infinite' Greenland security deal explained
The US claims a sweeping new agreement with Denmark and Greenland, but details remain murky and locals are deeply skeptical.
Mother Jones · 1m
Canada courts Europe as Trump turns up the heat
Mark Carney pitched Canada as a safe harbour for global capital and floated a new kind of alliance with the EU.
the Guardian · 2m
AWS says Gulf data lost for good
Six months after drone strikes hit AWS sites in Bahrain and the UAE, Amazon says some customer data is simply gone.
CNBC · 1m
Canada courts Europe as Trump pushes it away
Mark Carney wants a "unique alliance" with the E.U., and the options run from more trade deals to something close to Norway's status.
TIME · 3m
The Gulf's security bet just broke
A war nobody in the Gulf wanted exposed how little the American umbrella was worth, and what the monarchies are building instead.
TIME · 3m
BRICS tells the Middle East to cool it, with Iran signing on
Iran put its name to a call for restraint in New Delhi, alongside the countries its drones have been hitting.
New York Post · 1m
Modi to BRICS: turn files into real-life impact
At the New Delhi summit, India's PM told the bloc that signed agreements mean nothing until they reach ordinary lives.
Fortune · 1m
A ship burns in the Strait of Hormuz
A vessel hit by an unknown projectile, a blockade nobody slips past, and Iran saying talks are futile.
CNBC · 2m
The 3,600% trade nobody saw coming
A tiny ETF that bets on the cost of moving oil, not oil itself, became the best performing fund in America.
CNBC · 3m
Rivals at one table: inside the Delhi Brics summit
India got Putin, Xi and Iran's president into one room, then watched them agree on almost nothing specific.
BBC News · 2m
Xi puts China at the front of BRICS AI
At the New Delhi summit, Xi Jinping pitched China as the country that will build shared AI plumbing for the developing world.
CNBC · 1m
Iran's president: no surrender
Pezeshkian rules out yielding to Washington while Modi pushes diplomacy and BRICS bristles at the old world order.
CNBC · 1m · 7 views
BRICS meets in Delhi with wars on the table
Eleven countries, two wars, and one big question: can BRICS agree on anything this weekend?
NPR · 1m
BRICS meets under Trump's tariff shadow
Xi, Putin and Modi gather in New Delhi while US tariffs and sanctions push everyone to spread their bets.
CNBC · 2m
Oil dives as Iran and the Gulf finally talk
A rare Iran-Gulf meeting lifted hopes for Hormuz, just as the Houthis put Saudi Arabia's backup route under fire.
Fortune · 1m
25 years after 9/11, the dots still don't connect
The spies fixed the plumbing after 9/11, but the harder failure, reading what the intelligence actually means, keeps repeating.
BBC News · 3m
Washington Tries to Ground Iran's Airlines
New U.S. sanctions hit 27 Iranian carriers and the foreign firms keeping them flying, from Dubai to Kuala Lumpur.
TIME · 2m · 5 views
BRICS in Delhi: big table, small consensus
Eleven countries, one summit, and four founders who want opposite things from the same room.
TIME · 1m
Xi lands in India, and the border is still the problem
Xi Jinping's first India trip since 2019 puts a fragile thaw, a $112 billion trade gap, and a decades-old border dispute on one table.
CNBC · 2m
UN Watchdog Reports Iran to Security Council
The IAEA has declared Iran in non-compliance for the first time in 20 years, citing missing uranium data and barred inspectors.
BBC News · 1m · 9 views
UK-Israel Relations Hit Lowest Ebb Over West Bank Settlement Ban
Britain and 11 allies have banned settlement trade, triggering extreme diplomatic fallout with Israel and revealing a growing rift with Washington.
BBC News · 1m
U.K. Bans Goods From Israeli West Bank Settlements
The British government accuses Israeli settlers of ethnic cleansing and moves to block imports from West Bank settlements.
NPR · 1m
US and Iran Exchange Heavy Naval Strikes in Escalating Conflict
Retaliatory strikes against oil tankers and warships threaten global energy supply as the six-month conflict deepens.
BBC News · 1m
Falklands Tensions Rise as Argentina Restates Territory Claim
The UK reaffirms its commitment to the Falkland Islands after Argentina threatens sanctions on local oil operations and challenges British sovereignty.
BBC News · 1m
Milei Reenkindles Falklands Dispute With U.S. Backing
Javier Milei is leveraging Donald Trump’s rift with Britain and a deep-sea oil project to press Argentina's claim over the Falkland Islands.
NPR · 1m