geopolitics
A new technique for analyzing networks can tell who wields soft power.
Explore the key highlights from the UN’s latest release of its world population estimates.
A new bridge joins a divided Croatia, but it cuts Bosnia out of Europe — literally and figuratively. A bridge meant to unite also divides.
Using data collected from ancient civilizations across the world, researchers identified the most significant factors in human development. War came out on top.
The costs of such an endeavor would be extremely high, while the potential payoffs would be uncertain.
“Politics is weird. It’s the only business in the world in which you take a really, really important position, and you give it to someone with no qualifications.” —Tony Blair
More than 300 years ago, a Spanish ship laden with unspeakable treasure sank after a battle. Because of greed, the treasure remains on the sea floor.
A clear alternative has yet to emerge.
In terms of sheer productivity, “-gate” has no peer. Wikipedia’s list of -gates has over 260 entries.
A dispute marked by flags and booze has been replaced with an official land border.
The last time the population shrank was during the great famine of 1959-61.
Only 1% of corn grown is the U.S. is the type that people eat.
Did traditional Chinese thought pave the way for the philosophy of Maoism?
The site will be the first working example of a geological disposal facility.
Geopolitics is not a magic 8-ball. But making financial decisions — such as those regarding retirement — in a multipolar world without geopolitics is akin to flying blind in a storm.
Could Russia’s plan actually destroy demand for natural gas?
Cold War meets Star Wars in this cut-away of a 1950 “rubber bubble,” the first line of defense against nuclear sneak attack.
Aristotle’s ancient virtues play a vital role in today’s war.
Were Hitler’s SS henchmen willing executioners fueled by racial propaganda or mindless servants vying for promotions?
Diplomacy is war by other means.
Ukraine destroyed a railway to prevent passage from Transnistria into Ukraine.
Israel looks to deploy its “Iron Beam” air-defense system within the year.
Some question the ethics of sanctions aimed at cancelling Russian art and culture and punishing ordinary citizens.
Is there victory in defeat?
Elon Musk’s successful bid to take over Twitter has fragmented the internet along predictably partisan lines. But only time will tell whether this is a good or bad thing.
AI-generated photos, also known as synthetic media, are being used to create fake experts and journalists to spread disinformation.
U.S. nuclear power plants are built to survive external attacks. Even missiles or a commercial aircraft strike would not cause a meltdown or radiation leak.
To Vladimir Putin, a young KGB colonel at the time, the decision was a colossal mistake.
The results of a 2021 study suggest that the world’s most powerful psychedelic may be an underutilized peace-building tool.