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Axios – 1 big thing: Germany is Europe’s most dangerous country

“‘Germany’s economy is really exposed to any shifts in the international market,’ George Friedman, founder and chairman of Geopolitical Futures, tells Axios. ‘You have a problem with the largest...

The New Silk Road Runs Through Italy?

This week, Jacob, Cole and Xander discuss why the Belt and Road Initiative isn’t China’s Marshall Plan, what is and is not boring about Brexit, and how the Caspian Sea could solve some of Iran’s economic problems.

CGTN – China’s anti-poverty efforts worth recognition despite criticism

“Bloomberg News has had headlines like this one: ‘The Trouble with China’s Anti-Poverty Efforts’. And in just the last two-and-a-half years Jacob Shapiro wrote an article in Geopolitical Futures...

Real Clear World – Alliances Shift as the Syrian War Winds Down

Last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel and Russia had agreed to cooperate on withdrawing foreign forces from Syria. If confirmed, it would mean that Russia...

Real Clear World – Cuba’s Shifting Geopolitics

The United States’ animosity toward Cuba seems a matter of course. So, it came as no surprise when Congress passed legislation this week that allows U.S. companies to sue...

Real Clear World – Why India and Pakistan Avoided Nuclear War

Tensions have been high in South Asia, to say the least. India and Pakistan are nuclear powers, and any time one nuclear power attacks another it reminds us how...

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