List of Geopolitics articles
Kashmir Holds First Regional Elections Since Losing Statehood
The vote has become a test on the region’s lack of autonomy—and Modi’s government in New Delhi.
Xi Jinping Is Prioritizing Political Survival Over Economic Prosperity
China is missing out on growth because the Communist Party comes first.
Europe Is Far From Trump-Proofed
A divided continent is still fatally dependent on Washington.
China Has Become Powerful Before It Is Rich
By placing power above plenty too soon, Xi Jinping may have made a great strategic blunder.
Will Hezbollah Choose to Keep Its Word—or Its Arsenal?
The militant group must decide between walking back its threat to northern Israel or risking the loss of its advanced missile capabilities.
Bangladesh Picks Up the Pieces After the Revolution
The West needs to step up to help a damaged country.
South Korea Goes Nuclear. Then What?
Five questions to ask before welcoming Seoul to the nuclear weapons club.
Kashmir, Five Years On
Modi’s iron-fisted approach to the disputed region has left it more vulnerable to local and geopolitical threats.
A Course Correction on National Security
The next president will need to embark on a radically different path from the past two administrations.
Peter Hessler’s ‘Rivers’ Have Been Damned by the Chinese Government
A sequel to the acclaimed “River Town” can’t quite find its course.
Russia Is Riding an Anti-Colonial Wave Across Africa
The onetime cause célèbre of the international left is being appropriated for authoritarian ends.
How to Get Kim Jong Un’s Email
A South Korean presidential memoir reflects on tough diplomatic choices.
How Foreign Intervention Failed Mali
Rival geopolitical actors have only made the country more dangerous.
Strategic Autonomy Is Nothing To Fear
India's rise as a new pole of power does not endanger its indispensable relationship with the U.S.
Inside the Battle for the Arctic
What to know as great-power politics heat up in the High North.
