Balkans Could Fall Victim to Putin-Trump Deal
The fear is that Donald Trump will trade Kosovo for Russian cooperation in the Middle East.
Ryan Bohl
Ryan Bohl is a Middle East and North Africa analyst for Stratfor and the RANE Network. He blogs at Rogue Geopolitics.
Romania Rising: Populism by Different Means
Urban Romanians demand an end to a system of rural patronage that has been in place for more than a century.
Dubai, Singapore and the Future of Neoliberalism
If Dubai and Singapore stop existing, it will mean a return to a more violent and dangerous world.
Don’t Look Now, But West Africa Just Took a Huge Leap Forward
Nigeria couldn’t allow Yahya Jammeh to cling to power in the Gambia and used ECOWAS to push him out.
Erdoğan’s Blowback: How Personal Ambitions Plunged Turkey into Crisis
The Turkish president played with fire in Syria and undermined democracy at home. And he’s not done yet.
Trump’s No Good, Very Bad, Absolutely Stupid Comments on the EU and NATO
Encouraging the continent that produced two world wars to fashion swords from plowshares is a terrible idea.
The B+ Presidency of Barack Obama
The Democrat defended American superpower at a time when lesser men might have lost it.
The Russo-Trump Alliance
An accord with Moscow could end liberal democracy in Eastern Europe as well as America’s values-based foreign policy.
2016 in Geopolitical Review
2016 was a good year for authoritarians and delivered blow after blow to liberal democracy.
Andrei G. Karlov Is Not Franz Ferdinand
Geopolitics shape events, not the other way around. The assassination does not upset Russo-Turkish relations.
Aleppo Has Fallen. Now What?
Now comes the time for battle against the remaining jihadists, coupled with Turkey’s war against the Kurds.
Why Taiwan Could (Still) Start World War III
If Donald Trump pushes China too far, its leaders may feel they have no choice but to respond.
The Rational Person’s Guide to Fidel Castro
The Cuban leader’s main geopolitical accomplishment was keeping the island free from American domination.
The Middle East in the Age of Trump
What little we know about the president-elect’s plans for the region does not inspire much confidence.
The Geopolitics of President-Elect Donald Trump
Donald Trump can undermine America’s influence, but he cannot repeal the things that make it a superpower.