You don't need them until you need them
Why countries keep building weapons even when everyone says they want peace: A simple ten-island model explains how nuclear deterrence works, and why Europe’s defense debate is about vulnerability.
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Geopolitics
Analyzing the intersection of power, policy, and economic influence—how global conflicts, trade dynamics, and strategic decisions shape the world.
Communists vs Capitalists: The World Map That Never Fully Disappeared
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Communists vs Capitalists: The World Map That Never Fully Disappeared
Score 197 countries on a spectrum from communist to capitalist and what you get is not convergence. You get a world that sorted into three durable tiers, and a vast middle that has turned
Honey, I Shrunk the Oil Reserves
My birthday is less than a week away, which means I have entered that annual season of accidental self-reflection. Honey, I Shrunk the Kids came out the same year I did, and I am about two months older than the film. The movie came to mind when I run
Ο Φόρος Καυσίμων, το Κόστος της Πολιτικής Αδράνειας και η Εναλλακτική
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Όχι στη Μείωση του Φόρου, Όχι και στην Αδράνεια
No to Tax Cuts, No to Inaction Either
Μια ερευνητική ανάλυση για το πραγματικό κόστος των υψηλών τιμών πετρελαίου για το ελληνικό κράτος - και για το πού θα μπορούσαν να κατευθυνθούν αυτά τα χρήματα αντ' αυτού
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Why Most Protests Fail
Audited Protest Outcomes
Many protest movements create an opening. Far fewer make that opening last. The deeper question is whether the regime stays coordinated long enough to outlast the moment.
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Iran is where the question began, because the desire for change was visible while the regime still held the
The Hidden China Front in the War on Iran
Iran is not a pillar of Chinese power, but it is useful enough to Beijing that war on Iran can raise China’s costs through oil, sanctions-adapted trade, and Hormuz exposure.
War, Oil, and the Price of an Office Chair
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I wanted to understand what a war in Iran could actually do to the economy. The global answer was too abstract to hold onto, so I followed one ordinary object instead, a mid-range office chair, and traced how energy, shipping, freight, margins, and tax can turn a regional
Europe’s Geopolitical Trade Power Play, A Stress Test for Regional Jobs
EU–Mercosur may read like a technical trade deal, but it really tests whether Europe’s regions have the readiness to turn new competition into upgrading rather than local job anxiety.
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Europe's 'hollowing-out' moment
Did you know? Venezuela’s oil became a geopolitical “payment rail”
In the last decade, Venezuela’s state oil system (PDVSA) has been operating through multiple, distinct channels that moved value outward: oil-backed debt repayment, prepayments linked to future supply, subsidized shipments, swap contracts for diluents and fuels, and sanctions-era routing via gold and new intermediaries. (Reuters)
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