Geopolitical Futures

Myanmar in focus. A leaders’ summit of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations began in Phnom Penh on Friday. They discussed the conflict in Myanmar, which is a member but is not participating in the summit, and unveiled a five-point peace plan for the immediate cessation of the violence there, which seems to be […]

Russian retreat. Russia’s Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday that its troops would withdraw from the Ukrainian city of Kherson, saying the move was necessary because of Ukraine’s encirclement and...

Security chat. The secretary of the Russian Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, is in Iran for meetings with his Iranian counterpart and unspecified high-ranking political and economic officials. Iran recently...

Payment plan. Turkey’s energy and natural resources minister announced that Ankara and Moscow have reached an agreement on the issue of payments in national currencies, including for energy purchases....

(click to enlarge) Since spreading worldwide in the early months of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has deeply affected the global workforce. During the first wave, amid the lockdowns and other...

Regardless of how Russia's war in Ukraine comes to an end, the Kremlin will increasingly be concerned about its western flank with Europe. This means it will have decreasing bandwidth for its strategic rear, Central Asia. Middle East expert Kamran Bokhari joins the John Batchelor Show to discuss the geopolitics of the region, where nations like China and Russia are competing for influence.