#geopolitics

#geopolitics

The Mercator map distorts continent sizes, enlarging areas near the poles while shrinking Africa and South America. This false representation influences media, education, and policy.

"I don't think there's a big wall of oil coming from Russia if peace breaks out," said energy forecaster Dan Pickering. "My expectation is there's a more significant impact on sentiment-'Here come the Russians'-than there would be on actual barrels."

Secondary sanctions go a step further and extend to third-party countries, companies or individuals that do business with sanctioned parties. Even though these third-party entities aren't directly bound by the sanctioning country's laws, they are pressured to comply or face consequences should they do business in the sanctioning country.

"Trust in public cloud providers is being eroded, especially among businesses operating outside the United States, and driving a growing movement toward sovereign and private cloud solutions."

The forced smile of the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, giving a Trump-style thumbs up while the U.S. president grins gleefully at her side represents a significant power imbalance in transatlantic relations.

The OPEC+ alliance agreed to increase oil production by 547,000 barrels per day in September, ahead of schedule, as eight member countries boost output.

Iceland remains unique as the only NATO member without an army, relying on its Coast Guard for defense and a strong commitment to strengthen its defense policy.

Russia's military doctrine emphasizes artillery, maintaining a significant advantage with 13,673 pieces, surpassing India's and China's total artillery combined.

On average, nearly 60% of the FTSE 100's returns were generated on just 59 days each year - about 16% of the year - which coincided with major global or economic events.

The SKA-Low team built a prototype instrument called EDA2 and ran some tests, finding over 112,000 signals from 1,506 different Starlink satellites, significantly stronger than target signals.

Trump stated on Truth Social that the U.S. will impose a 19% tariff rate on the Philippines, down from a 20% tariff he threatened starting August 1. In return, he mentioned that the Philippines would have an open market and the U.S. would not pay tariffs.

"Almost half of BullionVault's respondents (47%) forecast a rise of 10% and a further quarter (25%) predicted a 20% rise by year-end."

I was really moved by something that you said when you talked about the war in Gaza. And I think that's really courageous to speak about it.

The participation of three Palestinian teens in the International Mathematics Olympiad signals progress despite previous visa challenges, marking a moment of unity amidst geopolitical strife.

The breakaway Turkish Cypriots have promised a new approach to the negotiations as informal talks are set to begin in New York under UN Secretary-General António Guterres.

Solovyov questioned how much belief Trump would have in the threat from Russia, emphasizing the potential devastation of Russian missiles causing a radioactive tsunami.

Each of these countries is completely pacifist and they don't want to get involved in each other's wars. Unlike the US and its allies, these countries do not necessarily have the same structures, values and institutional links with each other.

The Dalai Lama has announced that there will be another spiritual leader for Tibetan Buddhists, as he approaches the age of 90.

Bruno Lacombe, now in self-exile, believes the left must understand the increased divide between humanity and nature since the Neanderthal extinction, surpassing economic class warfare.

Brendan Sobie, a Singapore-based aviation analyst, emphasizes that it's not unusual for airlines to reroute due to conflicts, but the current situation is particularly complex due to multiple airspace restrictions occurring simultaneously.

Trump's conversation revealed his tendency to draw moral equivalence between the U.S. and authoritarian regimes, particularly in discussions about China and international relations.

The attack was remarkably precise and professional, exceeding initial impressions. A Pentagon news conference revealed the damage to Iran’s program is likely far more extensive than initially reported.

If Pakistan acquires an ICBM, Washington will have no choice but to treat the country as a nuclear adversary, which changes the global nuclear dynamic.