Geopolitics
66 briefs tagged Geopolitics, across every topic.
- 01Economics
China at 4.5%: Export Strength Against a Property Slump
China's economy grew 4.5% in the third quarter, led by exports and high-tech manufacturing, while property investment fell 20.6% and retail sales of consumer…
- 02World Affairs
Gulf Security After Hormuz: The GCC's Demand for a Seat at the Table
GCC ministers rejected tolls or fees in Hormuz, and Qatar says Gulf states should help shape any long-term arrangement. The US-Iran memorandum is between two…
- 03World Affairs
Keen Sword at Record Scale: Japan's Southwest Islands Become the Front Line
Keen Sword 27 runs October 19 to 29 with about 45,000 Japanese and 12,000 US personnel. US Marines will deploy NMESIS and MADIS to Yonaguni, 110 kilometers…
- 04World Affairs
Le Pen at 37%, the AfD at 30% in One Poll, Spain Votes: Europe's Electoral Moment
Le Pen polls at 37% to 38% for France's first round, Spain heads to a November 29 snap election with the PP and Vox ahead, and one German poll puts the AfD at…
- 05AI & Data
Two Kinds of Open: Meta's Muse Spark Open and DeepSeek V4.1-Flash Compared
Meta's Muse Spark Open and DeepSeek's V4.1-Flash are both described as open, but under different licenses. Their benchmark results also diverge, depending on…
- 06World Affairs
Hormuz in October: Twelve Attacks in One Week and What Shipping Does Next
UKMTO logged twelve attacks on commercial vessels around Hormuz between October 5 and 11, six of them on October 11 alone. Reported war-risk claims have topped…
- 07World Affairs
Pakistan and Afghanistan: A Border War in Slow Motion
Pakistani airstrikes on Helmand and Kunar killed at least 10 civilians according to the UN, while Pakistan claims 22 militants died. Competing casualty figures…
- 08World Affairs
Record Casualties, Rising Aid: Ukraine's September and Europe's Response
The UN verified at least 328 civilians killed and 2,105 injured in Ukraine in September, 85% more casualties than a year earlier. Germany pledged more than EUR…
- 09World Affairs
Taiwan Weighs Criminal Penalties for AI Chip Smuggling: Export Control Goes Local
Taiwan is weighing criminal penalties for AI chip smuggling and a shift from entity lists to market-wide controls on China. Today, suspects are charged with…
- 10Economics
Europe's Gas Problem Returns: Underfilled Storage and the Highest Prices Since 2023
EU gas storage stood near 73% on October 7, about 16 to 17 points below the 90% seasonal norm. TTF futures near EUR 80 to 84 per MWh are the highest since…
- 11Economics
Emerging Markets After the Hawkish Fed: Outflows, Carry and the Debt Squeeze
Foreign investors pulled $26.3 billion from emerging-market stocks and bonds in September after the Fed's first hike since 2023. Global public debt is about…
- 12World Affairs
The Midterms Are a Cost-of-Living Vote With Foreign-Policy Fingerprints
The Chicago Council survey finds 37% of voters put inflation and cost of living first, and only 2% name the Iran war, yet 86% say the war is bad for the cost…
- 13World Affairs
Efficiency Has Limits: The UN System's Funding Squeeze and the UNHCR's $5.5 Billion Gap
UNHCR has received $3 billion of the $8.5 billion it needs for 2026 while 117 million people are displaced, and it has lost 8,000 staff since 2024. The UN's…
- 14Economics
Gold Above $4,000 With 5% Yields: Reading the Central-Bank Bid
China's central bank added about 740,000 ounces of gold in September, its 23rd straight month, even as gold fell more than 6%. Official buyers and…
- 15Economics
What a 10% Tariff Does to Consumer Prices: The New Pass-Through Estimates
One NBER study puts tariff pass-through to consumer prices at about 26% of the tariff increase; a Fed note finds pass-through effectively complete. The two use…
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