Geopolitical Futures

Making preparations. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko ordered on Tuesday a snap check of troops’ combat readiness. As part of the inspection, military equipment and personnel will be moved to...

Rising instability in nations surrounding China bodes poorly for Beijing. China sees them all as geostrategic opportunities to create buffer zones (like Mongolia) and circumvent its own geographic shortcomings. Antonia Colibasanu joins John Batchelor to discuss conditions in these borderlands, as well as current conditions in Romania, where she is reporting from.

Protests in Azerbaijan. Protesters from Azerbaijani environmental groups held demonstrations near the city of Shusha on a section of the Goris-Stepanakert highway, connecting Armenia with Nagorno-Karabakh and patrolled by...

(click to enlarge) Around the globe, spiraling debt in low- and middle-income countries is threatening their pursuit of sustainable development. Between 70 percent and 85 percent of developing nations' debt...

Multi-Dimensional Element Integration The fundamentals of geopolitics begin with the unique imperatives and constraints of nation-states. They involve looking at all of the attributes that affect a country or a...