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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.

Greece, Turkey and the New Eastern Mediterranean Game

Greece–Turkey tensions are part of a wider Eastern Mediterranean game. This article examines how NATO, the US, France, Israel, Cyprus, energy infrastructure and grey-zone competition are reshaping deterrence, alliance incentives, escalation risk and the costs of open conflict.

Still Not Broken Enough

A bad workplace, a strained company, and a war economy can all survive pressure for longer than expected, until one more shock reveals that the system has been spending hidden buffers all along.

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.

Communists vs Capitalists: The World Map That Never Fully Disappeared

EconScope · The Agora Review · Political Economy 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

ΕΛ EN 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 An evidence-

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. Prologue 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

Prologue 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. EN ΕΛ Επιλέξτε ΕΛ για να δείτε την ελληνική μετάφραση Ελληνική μετάφραση [Η αγγλική έκδοση παραμένει στο κύριο σώμα