#Geopolitics

SS: The Pentagon has spent months positioning the troops and weapons needed for the U.S. to launch a military attack on Cuba — all it needs is a final go-ahead from Donald Trump.…

Translation: The Dutch naval frigate Zr.Ms. De Ruyter has not been driven out by China. This is stated by State Secretary for Defence Derk Boswijk (CDA) after the Chinese armed forces claimed this week that the frigate was in Chinese waters.…

SS: In a remote Chinese desert, a vast military complex is taking shape that some security scholars say appears built to ensure no American first strike on China’s nuclear arsenal could reliably knock out Beijing’s ability to hit back.…

A Russian drone crossed into Romanian airspace and crashed into a residential building in Galați during strikes on Ukraine. The impact caused a fire on the roof, marking one of the most serious violations of NATO territory linked to the war.…

A drone crashed into a 10th-floor apartment in Galați, Romania, sparking fears of a Russian attack on NATO soil. The impact caused a fire and left two residents injured, though they managed to evacuate before emergency crews arrived.…

After 4 years of war the Armed Forces of Ukraine finally achieved to halt the constant, but ever-slowing Russian offensive. If we can even call the endless meat wave attacks that Russia is conducting in the past few years an “offensive”.…

tl;dr - I just published a book, China’s Backstory: The History Beijing Doesn’t Want You to Read, which explains the historical narratives fueling today’s most volatile geopolitical flashpoints: Taiwan, Xinjiang, Hong Kong, and the Chinese economy.…

As geopolitics redraws trade flows and strategic priorities, CEOs who anticipate the shifts—and reallocate capital accordingly—can create durable new growth pathways.

Much of the country’s managerial culture still operates within the psychological architecture of an industrial past, where productivity was historically associated with physical visibility, centralised supervision, and tightly controlled workplace…

My Paper Straw vs. The Missiles We were asked to save the planet one sip at a time. Nobody asked the defense budget. I have been carrying a reusable tote bag since 2019. I separate my recycling. I …

It’s nice to hide away in our little corner of the internet and talk tech, safely away from the turmoil of world events. Sometimes though, geopolitics intrude even into our space, and Reuters…

Polymarket's largest single-day mover ($4.4M, +75.4%) just bet on Trump ending Iran ops. Why the same chokepoint reprices Brent and AWS data-center risk.

Tariffs. AI. Geopolitics. Trade in Asia saw major disruptions in 2025—and that can be unsettling. But it’s also important to remember what didn’t change: the progress of trade itself.…

Samantha Johnson looks at how geopolitics could impact the business of sport in the Gulf

Multinational companies that systematically gather geopolitical intelligence from a range of sources and integrate it into decision-making gain an edge in setting strategy and mitigating risk.

Multinational companies that build ecosystems of geopolitical insights and integrate them into decision-making gain an advantage in setting strategy and mitigating risk.