Central Asia Could Be the Key to Driving a Wedge Between Russia and China

by Ian Morris Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) holds a portrait of his father during the Immortal Regiment, a rally […]

By Aidualc | 24 Jun 22 | Posted in Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

The Geopolitics of the United States, Part 1: The Inevitable Empire

Like nearly all of the peoples of North and South America, most Americans are not originally from the territory that […]

By Aidualc | 16 Jul 18 | Posted in Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Why Moldova Urgently Matters

By Robert D. Kaplan, Stratfor, “NATO’s Article 5 offers little protection against Vladimir Putin’s Russia,” Iulian Fota, Romania’s presidential national […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 15 Jul 14 | Posted in Eastern Europe, Food for Thought | Comments (0)

The Economy of Ukraine and Geopolitical Threats

Ukraine took a place of a hot topic in news reports and analytical observations in the last several months. Nevertheless, […]

By Vladimir Vepryev | 11 May 14 | Posted in Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Ukraine’s Increasing Polarization and the Western Challenge

By Eugene Chausovsky, Stratfor, Just days before the Ukrainian crisis broke out, I took an overnight train to Kiev from […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 12 Mar 14 | Posted in Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Geopolitical Journey: The Search for Belonging and Ballistic Missile Defense in Romania

By George Friedman During the Cold War, Romania confused all of us. Long after brutality in other communist countries declined, […]

By MarketAngel | 09 Jul 13 | Posted in Eastern Europe, Food for Thought | Comments (0)

Poland’s Strategy

By George Friedman, Stratfor, Polish national strategy pivots around a single, existential issue: how to preserve its national identity and […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 30 Aug 12 | Posted in Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Syria, Iran and the Balance of Power in the Middle East

By George Friedman, Stratfor, U.S. troops are in the process of completing their withdrawal from Iraq by the end-of-2011 deadline. […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 25 Nov 11 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

The Crisis of Europe and European Nationalism

By George Friedman, Stratfor, When I visited Europe in 2008 and before, the idea that Europe was not going to […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 23 Sep 11 | Posted in Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Visegrad: A New European Military Force

By George Friedman, Stratfor, With the Palestinians demonstrating and the International Monetary Fund in turmoil, it would seem odd to […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 25 May 11 | Posted in Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)