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Worldcrunch » Geopolitics » Page 17

Geopolitics

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A New International Landscape: Time for Some Geopolitical Realism in Europe

September 12, 2025September 13, 2025
Blood Minerals? Why The Democratic Republic Of Congo Is Suing Apple
Futuretechnology

Blood Minerals? Why The Democratic Republic Of Congo Is Suing Apple

by Pierre Haski December 19, 2024May 24, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Bejamin Netanyahu holds an assessment on the Syrian summit of Mt. Hermon with Defense Minister Israel Katz, IDF Chief-of-Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi, Head of Northern Command Ori Gordin and ISA Director Ronen Bar, Israel, Dec. 17, 2024.​
Geopoliticstrump administration

With Assad Gone, Turkey And Israel Plan To “Share The Cake” In Syria

by Khaled Dawoud December 18, 2024May 24, 2025
Ever More, Iran's Regime Is A House Of Cards
Geopoliticsayatollah ali khamenei

Ever More, Iran’s Regime Is A House Of Cards

by Hamed Mohammadi December 18, 2024May 24, 2025
photo of ambulance
Russia-Ukraine Wardonald trump

The Simple Message In Russian General’s Assassination: Ukraine Will Not Give Up

by Pierre Haski December 18, 2024May 24, 2025
Anti-government demonstrators storm Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's palace in Dhaka after her 15-year rule ended, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Aug. 5, 2024.
Geopoliticsnarendra modi

India’s Foreign Policy Is Failing, Both At Home And Abroad

by Omair Ahmad December 17, 2024May 24, 2025
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Bahrain's King Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa reviewing the honor guard during a welcoming ceremony in the capital Cairo, Egypt, April 26, 2016.​
Geopoliticsbashar assad

The Time Is Ripe For Egypt To Reclaim Its Historic Role As Middle East Leader

by Al-Amir Osman December 17, 2024May 24, 2025
Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin on October 18
Geopoliticsolaf scholz

Be Humble, Olaf Scholz — Sit Down

by Eva Ricarda Lautsch December 17, 2024May 24, 2025
Photo of Syrian soldiers looking at ground zero, a triangle of Syrian territory slicing between Jordan and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
Geopoliticsking abdullah ii

What Syria’s Future Means For Jordan

by Rana Sabbagh December 16, 2024May 24, 2025
Photo of a Syrian soldier flashing the victory sign as Russian military vehicles enter the Douma district in the eastern countryside of the capital Damascus of Syria
Geopoliticscivil war

How Pro-Kremlin Hardliners Are Spinning Russia’s Humiliation In Syria

by Ivan Philippov December 16, 2024May 24, 2025
photo of syrian opposition flags
Geopoliticsrussia

Why The West Is Talking To Syria’s New Leaders — For Now

by Pierre Haski December 16, 2024May 24, 2025
"That Boy" — What Lebanon's Slain Prime Minister Got Right About Bashar Al-Assad
Geopoliticssyria

“That Boy” — What Lebanon’s Slain Prime Minister Got Right About Bashar Al-Assad

by Abdel-Rahman Mekled December 15, 2024May 24, 2025
​The swimming pool at Beirut's the five-star Mövenpick Hotel in Lebanon.
Geopoliticseconomy

From Beirut To Moscow, On The Trail Of Syria’s Fleeing Kleptocracy

by Hala Nehad Nassr El-Deen December 14, 2024May 24, 2025
A protester with a Palestinian flag in Istanbul, Turkey.
Ideasexploitation

Desire And Misery: On The World’s “Fetishism” For Middle East Conflict

by Hagar Farouk December 13, 2024May 24, 2025
Torn poster of Bashar al-Assad near Damascus' Mezzeh prison on December 11.
Geopoliticsassad regime

After Assad In Syria, Will Iran’s Regime Be The Next To Fall?

by Mohammad Khoshbayan December 13, 2024May 24, 2025
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, in Paris
Eyes on the U.S.donald trump

Everything Is Negotiable In Trump’s New World — And He Means *Everything

by Maria Angela Holguin December 12, 2024May 24, 2025
An inside view of the Mezzeh prison, near the Mezzeh Air Base and military airport in Mezzeh neighborhood, western Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 11, 2024. ​
Geopoliticshuman rights

The Liberated Prisons Of Syria Expose Our Own Weakness On Human Rights

by Pierre Haski December 12, 2024May 24, 2025
A man walks past graffiti that states ''Best souvenir forever: f*#k you Assad," Damascus, Syria, Dec. 11, 2024.
Geopoliticssyria

The Future Of Syria Could Be Much Brighter — Or Even Darker

by Mohamed Napolion and Yousef Okil December 12, 2024May 24, 2025
Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's regime fell in December 2024
Geopoliticssyria

Taking Down Tyrants — Can Syria Learn From The Arab World’s Past Mistakes?

by Pierre Haski December 11, 2024May 24, 2025
Photo of a mobile phone screen displaying the TikTok app
Futureputin

TikTok’s Content Moderation Policy Faces Scrutiny Amid Romanian Election Chaos

by Götz Hamann December 11, 2024May 24, 2025
"Traitor Of The Family" — How Assad Sold Out His Loved Ones With His Secret Escape
Geopoliticssyria

“Traitor Of The Family” — How Assad Sold Out His Loved Ones With His Secret Escape

by Hazem El-Amin December 11, 2024May 24, 2025
Syria, The Middle East's Unfortunate Battleground
Geopoliticsdonald trump

Syria, The Middle East’s Unfortunate Battleground

by Pierre Haski December 10, 2024May 24, 2025
Argentinian President Javier Milei on his Instagram account, captioned "VIVA LA LIBERTAD CARAJO" (long live f*cking freedom), Dec. 4, 2024.
Economyjavier milei

A Year Into Milei’s Libertarian Experiment, Argentina Is Alive — And Kicking

by Carlos Sabino and Alidad Vassigh December 10, 2024May 24, 2025
​HTS (Hayaat Tahrir Al Sham) leader Ahmed Al-Shara, also known as Abu Muhammad Al-Jolani, commander in the operations department of the Syrian armed opposition watching Damascus from the Mount Qassyun, overlooking the capital after the overthrow of Bashar Al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 9, 2024.
Geopoliticsbuffer zone

Don’t Be Fooled, Syrians Will Wind Up Worse Off Post-Assad

by Mohamed Saad Abdel-Hafeiz and Elias Kassem December 10, 2024May 24, 2025
​President Vladimir Putin during his meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad at the Kremlin Oct. 20, 2015 in Moscow, Russia.
Geopoliticsvladimir putin

Assad’s End Is A Massive Blow To Putin — And It’s Not Just About Optics

by Maxim Kireev December 10, 2024May 24, 2025
Syria's 'Slaughterhouse' Jail Sednaya Prison Near Damascus
Geopoliticshuman rights abuses

Opening Assad’s Prisons — What It Means For A Nation, What It Means For Me

by Ruqayyah Al-Abbadi December 10, 2024May 24, 2025
​photo of Syrians living in Turkey holding a large poster of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted President Bashar al-Assad, at Sarachane Square in Istanbul, Turkey, Dec. 8, 2024.
Geopoliticssyria

Trust Your Neighbors? Why Iran Regime Is So Jittery After Assad’s Fall

by Kayhan-London Staff and Worldcrunch December 9, 2024May 24, 2025
Photo of three generations of women celebrating after Assad's fall
Geopoliticsbashar alassad

Saddam To Assad, The Ba’ath Party’s Brutal Slant On Arab Power Is Finally Over

by Hossam Farran December 9, 2024May 24, 2025
photo of a man running with a gun, a motorcycle and fire
Geopoliticsbashar alassad

The Fall Of Assad: Winners, Losers, Known Unknowns

by Pierre Haski December 9, 2024May 24, 2025
​Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and French politician and leader of the far-right political party Rassemblement National (National Rally) Marine Le Pen together at a television appearance, Sept. 26, 2022.
Geopoliticseuropean union

Europe’s Far Right Is Not Going Away — Two Different Lessons From France And Italy

by Giovanni Orsina December 8, 2024May 24, 2025
President Donald J. Trump and King Abdullah II of Jordan walk along the West Colonnade towards the podiums to begin a joint press briefing in the Rose Garden.
Geopoliticspeace

Jordan Sees A Trap In Trump’s “Deal Of The Century” For The Middle East

by Rana Sabbagh December 8, 2024May 24, 2025
photo of people waving with syrian flags
Geopoliticsrussia

Assad Is Gone — Beware Of What Comes Next In Syria

by Khaled Dawoud December 8, 2024May 24, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump meeting in New York City on Sept. 27.
Russia-Ukraine Warukraine

Trump Boasts “Peace Through Strength” On Ukraine — But What’s His Actual Leverage?

by Olena Starik December 7, 2024May 24, 2025
​U.S.President Donald Trump and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis in a Romanian state visit to the white house in 2019.
Geopoliticsdonald trump

Populists Around The World Mirror Trump’s Comeback Formula Of Social Media Revenge

by Gabriele Magro and Worldcrunch December 6, 2024May 24, 2025
photo of Trump on air force one waving
Geopoliticsvolodymyr zelensky

Trump Heads To Paris With Ukraine Hoping For A Notre-Dame Miracle

by Pierre Haski December 6, 2024May 24, 2025
​Iranian women's rights advocate and Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi poses for a picture in Tehran, Iran, Oct. 6, 2023.
Geopoliticsiran

What The Narges Mohammadi Release Says About Iran’s Place In The World Right Now

by Pierre Haski December 5, 2024May 24, 2025
Far Right, Russia, TikTok: How Trump-Like Tactics Could Take Down Romania's Ruling Class
Geopoliticsputin

Far Right, Russia, TikTok: How Trump-Like Tactics Could Take Down Romania’s Ruling Class

by Petra Pinzler December 5, 2024May 24, 2025
​A Lebanese woman walks past rubble of a building that was hit by an overnight Israeli strike in the southern Lebanese village of Naqoura, March 28, 2024.
Geopoliticsisrael

Why Lebanese Have Already Lost Faith In The Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire Deal

by Hazem El-Amin and Elias Kassem December 5, 2024May 24, 2025
Notre Drame! Macron's Fate In The Balance After Playing With Political Fire
Geopoliticsfrench government

Notre Drame! Macron’s Fate In The Balance After Playing With Political Fire

by Derek Perrotte December 5, 2024May 24, 2025
What It's Like Teaching The Holocaust In Germany Right Now — With AfD On The Rise
Societyukraine

What It’s Like Teaching The Holocaust In Germany Right Now — With AfD On The Rise

by Janis Dietz, Theo Kreß and Annabel Wahba December 4, 2024May 24, 2025

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