Instead of fixating on Greenland, Donald Trump should look at a chain of volcanic islands between America and Russia. His generals are already doing so https://t.co/XEaRhg56Y8 ...

The stakes for the Western Balkans are high, warns Amer Kapetanovic. The region is searching for stability and prosperity at a fragile geopolitical moment https://t.co/cZHKSsWqMZ ...

Geopolitical Strategy - America needs to expand its icebreaker fleet to counter Russia and China in the high north [1] - To achieve this quickly, America may need Finland's help [1]

Australia is opening its chequebook and talking more openly about its wish to limit China’s presence in its near-abroad. But it hasn’t all been smooth sailing https://t.co/Zxrxvr6deqIllustration: Ben Jones https://t.co/l9Zev0xLxB ...

The move is one of the most aggressive steps yet by European governments to protect strategic industries from China. But it risks retaliation https://t.co/nehVpSu2kf ...

Geopolitical & Economic Analysis - The US is experiencing a relative decline that has been ongoing for decades and is likely irreversible [2] - The US's reliance on exporting dollars as the global reserve currency makes a gradual decline unsustainable, potentially leading to a significant economic downturn [2] - The push to maintain or expand US empire is nearing its end [3] - Dollar inflation is a form of global taxation [6] US Military & Industrial Capacity - China's hypersonic missile capabilities could neutralize US aircraft carriers rapidly [1] - US military is heavily reliant on Chinese manufacturing [4] - One Chinese shipyard's shipbuilding capacity exceeds the entire US Navy's capacity [3] - Decoupling from China is not feasible for companies like Raytheon [2] - The US military is reportedly withdrawing from China to focus on the Western hemisphere [5] Societal & Technological Shifts - A national insolvency, comparable to the end of the USSR, is approaching [5] - The shift from the West to the Internet is as significant as the shift from Christendom to the West [10] - 21st-century ideologies will be built on Internet-first principles [8][12]

Turkey plans to supply military equipment to Syria and conclude a deal that would allow it to target Kurdish militants operating along the entire Syrian border https://t.co/TZWKWWkO9B ...

At first that may be what’ll happen.But think about how the US was balanced for decades by the USSR. And during that period, the US was a better actor than the USSR. West Germany was better off than East Germany, South Korea was more prosperous than North Korea, and in general the US strengthened its allies while the Soviets didn’t.However, once the USSR fell, the US gradually became unbalanced. After 1991, it invaded too many countries and printed too much money — both to its own citizens’ detriment and to ...

Both China and America have a chokehold, but both are wriggling to break free. The behaviour of each causes its rival to tighten its grip—a cycle that, for now, seems destined to get worse https://t.co/HJNLNr0SabPhoto: Reuters https://t.co/cI9NoJBWht ...

To counter Russia and China in the high north, America must expand its icebreaker fleet. To do so quickly, it will need Finland’s help https://t.co/dRdZPjkV7d ...