by Rachel Poole | Nov 5, 2021 | Geopolitics & the Day After
Destabilizing forces by definition have complicated interactions and unforeseeable consequences. For this week’s geopolitical look, we examine several destabilizing currents in the world today: the US-China rivalry, water insecurity, and unrest in Turkey, Sudan,...
by Rachel Poole | Oct 28, 2021 | Geopolitics & the Day After
With world leaders set to meet in Glasgow tomorrow to discuss the next wave of climate policy, much of the nation’s energy has been focused on climate policy. We begin our weekly news review with a dive into that meeting and the topics it will cover. We then discuss...
by Rachel Poole | Oct 21, 2021 | Geopolitics & the Day After
It is no secret that China is the Biden Administration’s number one foreign policy challenge. Despite intense international backlash, China has demonstrated time and time again that it has no regard for human rights or international rule of law, and is unwilling to...
by Rachel Poole | Oct 7, 2021 | Geopolitics & the Day After
Here is our take on the articles summarized below: Even as the Delta variant of Covid-19 continues to spread across the globe, its first- and second-order effects are wreaking havoc on global systems. In our first article, we examine three concerns laid out by...
by Rachel Poole | Sep 30, 2021 | Geopolitics & the Day After
The power struggle between the US and China is shifting alliances, defining foreign policy objectives, and disrupting the liberal international order. Recent US actions, like the AUKUS deal, have made it clear that the US is pivoting its foreign policy to the...
by Rachel Poole | Sep 23, 2021 | Geopolitics & the Day After
Here is our take on the articles summarized below: To understand the forces moving the world today, we take a lesson from Newton’s second law of motion: a sudden shift in direction (acceleration) in a large system like the financial markets will exert a tremendous...