Trends In Geopolitics

"The Axis of Upheaval-How America's adversaries are uniting to overturn The Global Order." Views expressed in this geopolitical analysis are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 18 May 2024, 2332 UTC. Content and Source:  https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzGxTNxGrHbNNFTgjPGKhDGhVCQg/Foreign Affairs Weekend Read. Please scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://trendsingeopolitics.blogspot.com). May 18, 2024 |  View in Browser   Sponsored by  International Monetary Fund   This week, Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing, where the two leaders showcased both the closeness of their personal relationship and the growing economic and political ties between their two countries. Xi and Putin also pledged to deepen their military cooperation—and condemned the United States for pursuing what they described as “confrontational policies.”   Chi...

"Iran's Order of Chaos." Views expressed in this geopolitical news update are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 13 April 2024, 1943 UTC. Content and Source:  https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=rm&ogbl#inbox/FMfcgzGxSlNLccGklZpVzxwGPzgdGwxK Foreign Affairs Weekend Read. Please scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://trendsingeopolitics.blogspot.com). April 13, 2024 |  View in Browser   Sponsored by  Northwestern University   On Friday, Israel was bracing for an attack by Iran or its proxies after Tehran vowed to retaliate for an Israeli airstrike that killed senior Iranian commanders in Syria on April 1. Although the tit-for-tat strikes are the latest in a long-running shadow war between the two countries, the risk for miscalculation and escalation continue to grow.   “Over the decades, Iran and its proxies have developed keen instincts for calibrating risk,”  writes  Suz...