geopolitics, EXPLAINED.

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Essential Reports

Multipolarity, explained

Decline of US-led World Order

Multipolarity, explained - Anton Kutuzov

Nuclear Weapons

What Determines the Global Power Balance?

Chart showing nuclear doctrines by country, with segments labeled China, US, Russia, N. Korea, France, Pakistan, Israel, UK, and India, and a key indicating different nuclear strategies.

GDP, explained

PPP, Economic Growth, Development and more

Bar chart showing the world's largest economies by nominal GDP in 2024, with the US leading at $29.2 trillion, followed by China at $18.7 trillion, and other countries listed with their respective GDP figures.

Protectionism

Free Trade vs. Tariffs?

The image is a graph showing the share of global trade as a percentage of world GDP from 1950 to 2024. It highlights periods of growth, stagnation, and protectionism, with figures from the World Bank. The graph indicates trade increased significantly until 2008, then declined due to the global financial crisis, and shows more countries adopting protectionism after 2010.

Space Geopolitics

Satellites, Weapons and Grand Strategy

Microchip Geopolitics

Taiwan’s Silicon Shield, and more

Microchips Global Supply Chain

Featured VISUALS

Map highlighting Kurdistan region in dark green, with surrounding countries in light beige and gray, depicting the region where most Kurdish people live, including parts of Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Iran, and the Suez Canal area.

This is one of the graphics from:

The Kurds, explained

The Largest State-less Nation

Map displaying the Taiwan conflict, highlighting China, Taiwan, and the US allies in dark green, with flags of China, Taiwan, South Korea, Thailand, Australia, and Taiwan Strait. The map mentions the Taiwan Strait as a key trade route and shows a circle indicating the 180 km distance across the strait.

This is one of the graphics from:

Taiwan, explained

Chips, Ships and US vs China

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