Thu, 15 Oct 2026
Trump’s diesel deal moves little fuel, but it could cost Ukraine its best lever against Moscow. The post Trump’s Diesel Deal Matters More to Moscow than the Market appeared first on Geopolitical Monitor .
Kyiv calls India’s truce plan the broadest of four on the table. Moscow says it covers only part of a settlement. The post India’s Bid to Broker an Energy and Black Sea Truce in Ukraine appeared first on Geopolitical Monitor .
Italy's 41-year-old carrier came free. Making it a real capability will cost Indonesia far more. The post Indonesia’s New Aircraft Carrier Tests the Limits of Its Maritime Strategy appeared first on Geopolitical Monitor .
Synthetic drugs move production from crop fields to chemical labs. They may not move the power with it. The post From Fields to Laboratories: The Changing Geography of Criminal Power appeared first on Geopolitical Monitor .
The Mecca Pact moves to collective defense, but its members will not fight the Houthis for each other. The post Houthi Strikes on Riyadh Test the Mecca Pact | Geopolitics Weekly appeared first on Geopolitical Monitor .
Invoking a shadowy 'Global War Party' helps Georgian Dream attack the West while promising a Western future. The post Global War Party: The Boogeyman of Georgian Politics appeared first on Geopolitical Monitor .
Ethiopia's new war in Tigray now runs through three disputes: the Nile, the Red Sea, and Sudan's war. The post Upstream Battle: Ethiopia’s Civil War Draws in Regional Rivalries appeared first on Geopolitical Monitor .
Pakistan and Afghanistan no longer disagree about solutions. They disagree about who decides the facts. The post When Moscow Could Not Bridge Kabul and Islamabad appeared first on Geopolitical Monitor .
Joint oil and gas development could ease South China Sea tensions, on terms that protect smaller claimants. The post Can Joint Development Defuse South China Sea Disputes? appeared first on Geopolitical Monitor .
The Northern Sea Route matters less for its cargo than for what it does for Russia and China. The post China-Russia Cooperation in the Arctic: The Northern Sea Route appeared first on Geopolitical Monitor .
Myanmar’s Kachin State holds the heavy rare earths India wants, and a wartime road runs past them. Getting them out is another matter. The post Myanmar’s Rare Earths and the Geopolitics of the Stilwell Road appeared first on Geopolitical Monitor .
China’s navy has doubled its modern surface fleet against Japan’s since 2015. The balance at sea, 14 years after the PLA Navy's first carrier was launched. The post PLA Navy vs. Japan’s MSDF: How the Balance Shifted Since 2012 appeared first on Geopolitical Monitor .
A new Sahel telecom regulator is clearing the way for Russian satellites, and possibly Russian control of the data. The post Digital Sovereignty or New Dependency? Russia’s Satellite Project for the AES appeared first on Geopolitical Monitor .
The US tariff on India's Russian oil was always a bargaining chip, not a stand on principle. The post Trump’s India Tariffs over Russian Oil Were Never about Principle appeared first on Geopolitical Monitor .
