Understanding the distinction matters because it shapes how states interpret threats, pursue alliances, and justify the use of power.
Browsing: US Geopolitics
By Kevin Welch, PhD Why the most consequential geopolitical confrontations of the decade may be scripted performances—engineered to force adversaries…
International finance is no longer just the plumbing of globalization. It is becoming one of the primary battlegrounds of geopolitics.
Geopolitical competition is intensifying as economic, institutional, and security constraints tighten.
Cuba faces acute domestic stress, energy shortages, inflation, and emigration, while its international relevance is again rising amid renewed great-power competition in the Americas.
Forecasting geopolitics is inherently uncertain. Still, a set of recurring risk themes appears across major risk forecasters and credible reporting:…
The modern media landscape is more fragmented than at any point in history. This division is not accidental. It is structural, economic, and psychological.
A dramatic escalation in geopolitical tensions emerged in early January as United States forces conducted a large-scale military operation in Venezuela
In a dramatic and historic escalation in U.S.–Venezuela relations, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was captured by United States forces in an overnight military operation on January 3, 2026 and transported to the United States to face federal criminal charges.
The United States carried out a large-scale military operation in Venezuela early Saturday, involving airstrikes and explosions in and around the capital of Caracas