This position will now be analyzed since it certainly took many observers by surprise, especially those in the Alt-Media Community who’ve been fantasizing about another Russian-Turkish War. Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar shared a very pragmatic stance towards Black Sea geopolitics the other day. Here’s what he’s reported by Hurriyet […]
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The US Can Not Catch-up With The Rapidly Changing Geopolitics
Geopolitics is changing rapidly and the U.S. can not catch-up with it. The revival of Russia and the rise of China has changed the unipolar world into a multipolar one. Russia and China are balancing powers. The U.S. is no longer a unique superpower in the unipolar world. The U.S. […]
The Relations Between War And Politics (II)
Part I The concept of war There are many definitions and/or understandings of war. However, from the very academic point of view, war can be understood as an armed conflict between at least two sides usually but not necessarily states fought usually for some (geo)political goals. The focal conceptual idea […]
The ANZUS Security Treaty At 70
The geopolitics of the Pacific region remain under US control The regional security agreement between the US, Australia and New Zealand continues to be an important treaty in regional geopolitics. It was preceded by a number of historical factors and the decline of Britain’s global role following the Second World […]
GG or Geek Geopolitics (II)
Part I A crucial cluster in modern technologies is the production of semiconductors. Decades of progress in the mass production of chips containing ever-higher numbers of circuits has radically altered the economics of computing and fundamentally reshaped the global economy. The personal computer revolution of the 1980s, the internet revolution […]
GG or Geek Geopolitics (I)
A word we seem to hear a lot lately is “geek”, which refers to someone who has a passion or even an obsession for various technological innovations. Technology plays a crucial role in geopolitics, although this fact is often overlooked. The development of marine technology led to a dichotomy between […]
Geopolitics Visibly Heading Toward Confrontation
The recent developments in geopolitics are a clear indication of conflicts. The US was a unique superpower for a couple of decades and unwilling to share or pass on the status of superpower to any other country. While it is a natural cycle and in the past, many superpowers enjoyed […]
The Great Powers In International Relations (II)
Part I History Historically, a time of the GP started in the 18th century when five European strongest states (the United Kingdom, France, Prussia, the Habsburg Monarchy and Russia) were competing against one another. Until the WWI the GP club was exclusively reserved for the European states[i] while after 1918 […]
The Great Powers In International Relations (I)
Global politics is, in fact, nothing else but mainly a constant historical competition between the Great Powers for more power, resources, and territory. Meaning of the term Great Power(s) (GP) in global politics from the beginning of the 16th century onward refers to the most power and therefore top influential […]
US-Iran Tensions Enter Into A New Stage
The history of US-Iran tensions goes back to the late 1970s, when the Americans supported the Raza Shah Pahlavi the last Emperor of Iran, against the popular revolt against Emperor led by Khamenei. It was natural that there were anti-Americans sentiments in the revolutionary forces. But the US attitude toward […]
2020: Top Geopolitical Trends To Watch By Region
The New Year is a perfect occasion for drawing attention to three of the most important geopolitical trends to watch by region which could greatly shape the course of events there across the next 12 months. North America The Democrats Tempting (Entrapping?) Trump Into Another War Presidential election seasons are […]
The Creation Of “Space Force” May Lead Toward Arms Race
The creation of “Space Force” may lead toward Arms Race. President Donald Trump with the signing of US Dollars 738 Billion Defense budget for the year 2020, has initiated an arms race around the world. The creation of “Space Force” with about 16,000 military and civilian personnel will be assigned […]
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