It’s true that export controls have curbed the development of China’s domestic AI stack. But they have conversely also made it a rational inevitability, which is already evident in China’s ‘good ...

The intensifying global competition for freshwater resources is reshaping geopolitical landscapes, revealing a new truth: ...

The disappearing Aral Sea represents an environmental disaster that can only be reversed through joint efforts in practical restoration, backed by international help. Promising early steps have been ...

This week we examine the potential impact of new protests on US-Iran negotiations, fallout from the US Supreme Court striking down President Trump’s landmark tariff policy, new rare earth magnet ...

As seen in the recent Orion critical minerals deal, the next chapter of mining consolidation will likely be defined through ...

The US-India interim framework on secondary tariffs is less the epilogue to a short trade dispute than a trial by fire for tariff conditionality as a sanctions enforcement instrument.

Geopolitics Weekly analyzes emerging geopolitical trends around the world, distilling the cacophony of global events into one easy reader. It lands in the inbox of Geopolitical Monitor subscribers ...

The 2026 Addis Ababa Summit revealed a tension between idealism and urgency. The rhetoric of unity, justice, and water security speaks to a continental aspiration for dignity. Yet hard power realities ...

Amid a global system in flux, the international community must decide: reinforce old norms through unified action or acquiesce to a future defined by coercion and unilateralism.