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Restoring talks? U.S. special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will visit Moscow and...

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Wars in Iran and Ukraine: Trying to Figure Things Out

Earlier in the week, I wrote about the recent meeting between the U.S. and...

Mongolia and the Geopolitics of Dependence

August was a busy month for work travel at GPF. While Antonia was exploring...

The Geography of Data Centers

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NATO’s Future as Seen From Sweden

Last week, I was in Gothenburg, Sweden, the city where the word “geopolitics” (“geopolitik”...

Eurasia’s New Balance of Power

The principal powers in Eurasia have just entered an unusually dense period of high-level...

An Attempt to Understand a Strange Visit to Moscow

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On Aug. 25, CIA Director John Ratcliffe landed in Moscow for talks on the...

George Answers Your Questions: On the US-Canada Relationship

On the US-Canada Relationship Aug. 25, 2026 Question: I think you missed an opportunity for a...

The Big Potential in Indonesia’s Military Expansion

On Aug. 12, an Indonesian frigate conducted a passing exercise with a Chinese naval...

In Mozambique, the Future May Be Built on Rwandan Security

Five years after an insurgent attack brought Mozambican natural gas production to a halt,...

Daily Memo: Iran and Oman Discuss Hormuz

Hormuz management. Iran and Oman agreed to continue talks on restoring safe navigation through...

Questioning Indonesia’s Commitment to Nonalignment

Indonesia’s recent decision to deepen cooperation with China at first glance appears to be...
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An Attempt to Understand a Strange Visit to Moscow Aug. 31, 2026 Question: With regard to "the visit" by the CIA director, there was also speculation...

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With the arrival of the second Trump administration, great power competition is at an inflection point. Both Russia and China face internal crises that...

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