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Categories for Geopoliticus
Trump’s Summit Cancellation: What It Means, and Where We Go from Here
From the beginning, the summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un was slated to be a strange event. What...
Winds of War? Tensions between Israel and Iran are at a Boiling Point
Yesterday’s exchange of missile and air attacks between Iranian forces stationed in Syria and Israel was the most violent...
North Korea: Rethinking Assumptions
Over recent weeks, events involving North Korea have been dramatic, to say the least. In rapid succession, we have...
North and South Korea’s Leaders Meet: Why This Time is Different and Why It Isn’t
The astonishing moments were too many to count during the summit on Friday, April 27 between North Korea’s Kim...
Armenia after Sargsyan’s Resignation: A New Hope?
After 11 consecutive days of peaceful protests dubbed “Merzhir Serzhin” (Reject Serzh), Armenians have finally managed to dethrone Prime...
Departure of Bossert Reveals “Boltonization” of National Security Council
Yesterday, Thomas P. Bossert, the President’s Homeland Security Advisor, abruptly resigned from his post. It came as a surprise...
Collective Security without an Alliance: Finland’s Defense Relationship with Sweden
Recent concerns over Russian aggression have led countries all around the Baltic Sea to take their security more seriously....
From Poster Child to Pariah: Poland Embraces Illiberalism
Over the course of the past two years, onlookers have been confounded at the speed with which Poland, a...
Comrade Kim Goes to China, but What Does That Really Mean?
At a time when “ordinary” doesn’t seem to exist in Korean affairs, Kim Jong-un’s recent visit to China affirmed...