How Paraguay Gets By

Even small countries can affect their neighbors on a small scale.

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Not all countries are created equal. Geopolitics revolves around power – its acquisition, maintenance and loss relative to other countries. How much power a country has stems from the resources it has, the challenges it must overcome, the constraints that inhibit its ability to act, and so on. Some countries are simply better positioned to […]

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Allison Fedirka
Allison Fedirka is the former director of analysis for Geopolitical Futures. Ms. Fedirka has a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and international studies from Washington University in St. Louis and a master’s degree in international relations and affairs from the University of Belgrano, Argentina. Her thesis was on Brazil and Angola and south-south cooperation.