More: Geopolitics
Venezuela and the Petrodollar Question: What Currency Power reveals about Today’s Geopolitics
The US military operation in Venezuela on January 3, 2026, has been framed by the former as a narrow counter-narcotics and democratic enforcement measure....
The Return of Economic Coercion: How Global Power Is Being Redefined
Introduction
Economic coercion in the form of sanctions, tariffs and trade restrictions became a deliberate peacetime tool for global security after World War 1. They...
A Disordered World
There is consensus amongst the academicians that US President Donald Trump is shaking up the world order through his unilateral and disruptive policies. From...
Geopolitical Risk Moves to the Center of Investment Decisions
Demand for geopolitical analysis is rising sharply as investors struggle to price in risks from wars, trade threats and political shocks. Asset managers and...
Greenland is not for sale, but the global order might be
Sometimes foreign policy speaks not through treaties or tanks, but through theatre. When Donald Trump revived the idea of acquiring Greenland in early 2026—this...
Red Lines and Realignments: Iran’s Gambit and the New Middle East
Introduction
As the Iranian government cracks down on recent protests, President Donald Trump has assured insurgents “help is on the way”. Surprisingly, US allies Saudi...
Financial Brief: A Weekly Roundup on the Geopolitics of Money | Jan 20
EXECUTIVE TAKEAWAYS
Markets this week revealed fragility beneath calm. The IMF upgraded growth as AI investment masked tariff disruptions, but Trump's Greenland ultimatum revived the...
A More Dangerous World: Geopolitical Rivalries Drive Top Global Risks for 2026
The World Economic Forum's Global Risks Report 2026 identifies geoeconomic confrontation as the biggest risk for the year, followed by concerns about interstate conflict,...
The Iranian Crisis as a Geopolitical Phenomenon
Waves of mass protest in Iran tend to erupt when least expected, though this should hardly surprise us. They typically represent the release of...
The theologizing of the Russian Secret Services and the targeting of Ecumenical Patriarchate
On 12 January 2026, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service, the SVR, published a text attacking Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew with language closer to a security briefing...