Topic
Geopolitics
702 published works
ComplexDiscovery
The week the war reached Russia’s e-commerce supply chain
By Rob Robinson
Editor’s Note: Warehouses that fill Russia’s online shopping orders burned this week, and those fires say as much about the direction of the war as any map of the front.…
EJIL: Talk!
How the war in Ukraine impacts the law and politics of security guarantees
The paradoxical revival of security guarantees Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 has revived the concept of security guarantees. Their content and scope have been central to scholarly and…
India Legal
What’s Wrong With Them?
If there is one question that stares in the face of every right-minded person it is: What is wrong with them? The “them” has two players: one in the USA…
India Legal
The Erosion of the Civilized Order
By Dr JP Singh Humanity stands at a dangerous threshold. Not merely the prospect of war, nor simply a period of political instability, but something far more profound: the gradual…
EJIL: Talk!
EJIL: The Podcast! Episode 44: One Strait, Many Chokepoints: International Law and the New Geopolitics of Energy
The war in the Middle East has plunged the world into yet another crisis. Days are paced by minute-by-minute updates: at first, tragic reports of civilian deaths and incendiary threats…
Simple Justice
A Deal Without Certainty
Adhering to the terms of international trade deals, or any international deals for that matter, has always been a matter of trust. And trust mattered, for without it, no deal…
Joe Raczynski | Technologist
Part 1: My China Trip – Drone Delivery?! Robot Baristas?! $10K Electric Cars?! Trains at 200+ MPH?! Yes, this is China.
This is a different type of post for me. It’s a bit more personal, but still ties to my love of deep tech, culture and its impact on all of…
India Legal
Trump’s War
By Kenneth Tiven Memorial Day in the United States is traditionally observed as a solemn occasion—a day to honour the nation’s war dead while also marking the unofficial start of…
Simple Justice
Taiwan Is Trump’s “Bargaining Chip”
When Vladimir Zelenskyy was attacked in the Oval Office by J.D. Vance for not being sufficiently appreciative of the largesse of the great and powerful Trump, he did the only…
Althouse
Xi is pulling the old chair-rigging power trip.
By Ann Althouse
沙发肯定是特制的，习近平座的沙发明显高过川普的沙发，而川普比习近平身高10厘米，中共在这些细节上处处用尽心机。 pic.twitter.com/qP4ifU8im7— David Tsai/蔡慎坤 (@cskun1989) May 15, 2026 Reminds me of the time Trump confronted David Letterman. It was December 2, 1987:"How come this seat is at such a low level?…