Covert Geopolitics
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Real-time updates on behind-the-scenes geopolitical events. Understanding what global players really mean when they say or do something.
Covert Geopolitics
2d ago
The Euro-Atlantic region has not experienced a crisis like today’s for decades; that has created an opportunity for real change. In his annual address to the Russian Federal Assembly on February 29, 2024, President Vladimir Putin emphasized the need for a new framework of equal and integral security in Eurasia. He also expressed the country’s ..read more
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1w ago
By the middle of the 19th Century, the multi-ethnic empire was on its way out as the dominant political paradigm in Europe. Replacing it was the nation-state, a political form which allowed the concentration of ethnic groups within their own political borders. This, in turn, formed cultural and “racial” incubators for an “us (superior) vs ..read more
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1w ago
Pricing power in a market long dominated by Western institutional money is moving East and the implications are profound. The gold price has risen to a series of new all-time highs of late, a development that has received only cursory attention in the mainstream financial media. But as is the case with so much else ..read more
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1w ago
Dressed in green military fatigues and a blue garrison cap, Colonel Major Amadou Abdramane, a spokesperson for Niger’s ruling junta, took to local television last month to criticize the United States and sever the long-standing military partnership between the two countries. “The government of Niger, taking into account the aspirations and interests of its people ..read more
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1w ago
The last phase of a great power’s decline seems to be accompanied by an economic shift to finance-driven capitalism. One of the curious features of the American landscape is the fact that these days the financialization of the economy is widely condemned as unhealthy, yet little is being done to reverse it. There was a ..read more
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2w ago
The meaningless ceasefire resolution his administration allowed the UN Security Council to pass should not fool anyone. United States President Ronald Reagan’s order to Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin to put an end to his “holocaust” in Lebanon is perhaps the best-known political anecdote from Israel’s 1982 invasion. Less known, however, is the enthusiastic defence ..read more
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2w ago
The BRICS bloc of emerging economies is considering developing an independent payment system based on digital currencies and blockchain to reduce reliance on western financial systems. Announcing the plan last month, Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov said creating an independent BRICS payment system is an important goal for the future, which would be based on ..read more
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2w ago
The World Court cited “exceptionally grave” developments, especially the “spread of famine and starvation,” in once again ordering Israel to prevent genocidal acts in Gaza. Citing “the worsening conditions of life faced by Palestinians in Gaza, in particular the spread of famine and starvation,” the International Court of Justice on Thursday ordered Israel to allow desperately ..read more
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2w ago
Washington was in a difficult position at the UN Security Council over its traditional ally. In a historic move on Monday, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) achieved a breakthrough by passing a binding resolution aimed at securing a “lasting, sustainable ceasefire” in Gaza and advocating the release of all hostages held by Hamas since the October attacks on ..read more
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3w ago
Russian foreign policy could change significantly, depending on the results of the investigation into the atrocity. The heinous act of terrorism at the Crocus City Hall concert venue just outside Moscow on Friday night – which is confirmed to have killed more than 130 people at the time of writing – has perhaps shaken Russia ..read more