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The European Centre of Gravity is Shifting to the North-East

By Federico Petroni The Baltic and the Arctic are downgrading the Mediterranean. As a consequence of the aggression against Ukraine, the geopolitical centre of gravity...

Food Prices in Canada

(click to enlarge) Canada is on a growing list of developed economies grappling with rising food prices. This year, the cost of food increased there...

Venezuela’s Downward Spiral

May 4, 2017

Allison Fedirka and Xander Snyder discuss Venezuela’s political and economic crisis, its broader impacts and why it can’t go on forever. Click here to sign up for free updates on topics like this.

What Rising Prices Reveal About the Russian Grain Market

Last May, the U.S. Department of Agriculture published a rather optimistic forecast for the 2021 grain harvest in Russia. It stated that Russia would...

Mauritania’s Extremism Problem

Despite Mauritania’s immense mineral and fishery resources, it’s ranked 159th out of 189 countries in the United Nations’ human development index. Its population of...

The Decline of Births and the Transformation of All things

The U.S. birth rate fell by 4 percent in 2020 compared to 2019, resulting in the lowest number of babies born since 1979. The...

Europe: The Process of Change Continues

Jan. 16, 2017Ā How will the Continent deal with its biggest challenges in 2017?

The US, the EU and NATO

Feb. 15, 2016Ā The United States worries that divisions among EU member states could affect its relationship with the Continent.

The Geopolitics of Deadwood: Cold War in the Black Hills

This April Fools’ Day, we pay homage to the HBO cult Western that expertly blended fact and fiction, and the city that inspired it. The long-awaited movie will be released in May.

What We’re Reading: Voyages to the Moon and the Americas

Weekly reviews of what’s on our bookshelves.

Cuba’s Shifting Geopolitics

The island’s role in the geopolitical system has evolved over time.

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