What’s really going on in Taiwan? Host Christian Smith and East Asia expert Phillip Orchard discuss the struggle between China and Taiwan, and the United States’ involvement in a potential conflict.
What does intelligence cooperation look like in an increasingly technological world? Christian Smith, Allison Fedirka, and Phillip Orchard discuss the mysteries and misunderstandings about the world’s foremost intelligence alliance.
What’s behind the recent civil unrest in Northern Ireland? Is it changing demographics? Brexit? Covid? Or all of the above? Ryan Bridges and Christian Smith sit down for an extended discussion on the situation there and the wider geopolitical implications for Europe.
An increasing number of countries find themselves wrestling with the question of water supply and access for their populations and economies. Dam construction is an obvious way to increase control over water supplies, but the practice often comes with drastic consequences.
Shared concern over Iran's expansionist and bellicose activities in the Middle East has made Israel and Arab countries unconventional bedfellows. In this episode, Hilal Khashan and Allison Fedirka explore how Israeli-Iranian relationship lies at the heart of this regional dynamic, what that means for the future of this new alliance, and how it may affect any future US-Iranian nuclear deal.
Geopolitical Futures recently released its 2021 Forecast with a succinct list of the most important shifts and changes expected this year. GPF analysts Allison Fedirka and Phillip Orchard share the logic behind two major forecasts and how conclusions were drawn.
Historically, it’s been easy to overlook India when surveying the global geopolitical landscape. Despite the country’s immense latent potential, the geography of South Asia has kept India focused primarily inward. But today, it’s finding itself at the point where vital interests of several outside powers intersect.
Turkey’s floundering economy is starting to impact its overseas ambitions. Caroline Rose takes us on a tour around Turkey’s foreign entanglements to investigate whether we are starting to see a Turkish recoiling and to discuss what's next for the regional power.
Since the end of the Cold War, Germany and Russia have tried to balance a robust economic relationship with contradicting political agendas in Europe. However, recent strains in Eastern Europe have put the relationship into question.
With a struggling economy and growing international threats, Phillip Orchard and Christian Smith discuss the increasing dilemmas of Asia’s other giant, Japan.
In this podcast+ episode, Ekaterina Zolotova, Ridvan Bari Urcosta and Caroline Rose speak with host Christian Smith about the state of Russia and its increasingly unstable buffer zone.
As the US pulls back from the Middle East, GPF analysts Hilal Khashan and Caroline Rose speak with Christian Smith about the region's shifting geopolitics, rising powers and changing interests.
