Geopolitical Horizons

Yusuf Chaudhry previews the forthcoming annual geopolity report, Strategic Estimate 2023.

Pakistan’s turbulent politics recently saw former Prime Minister Imran Khan survive an assassination attempt. Khan is trying to force elections after being ousted in a vote of no confidence and after falling out with the nation's army chief. Pakistan has always been an enigma in South Asia, always teetering on the verge of collapse as its politics seesaws violently. With such an instable political...

The United States began as 13 rebellious colonies on the Eastern edge of the North American continent and in time it would emerge the global superpower. Despite establishing a global order after WW2 and emerging victorious in the Cold War in the 21st century the US faces numerous challenges in maintaining its position at the top of the premier league of nations. 

At least 35 people have been killed in the worst unrest in Iran for years. Protests have spread throughout the country after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini was arrested by Iran's morality police for allegedly breaking headscarf rules. Masha Amini eventually died whilst in police custody. Her death resulted in a series of large-scale protests across the country and garnered international attention. The Cl...

For a long time, Germany was able to outsource its security to the US. This allowed Germany to pursue economic and industrial development, not needing to invest in a large defence industry. With the fall of the Berlin wall unified Germany found a reliable and stable supply of energy from Russia and over the decades Germany became reliant on Russian gas and oil. Whilst this three-way marriage worke...

Six months ago  Russian forces began a full scale invasion of Ukraine. The world watched in horror as Russian forces bombed Ukraine’s cities and swallowed up territory. But the war didn't go according to Russian plans. Ukraine's Capital held out and Ukrainian forces caused significant problems for Russia. The economic war also expanded as Russia was kicked out of the global financial messaging ser...

On 15th of August 2022, it will be one year since the fall of the Kabul government and America's departure from Afghanistan. We all remember the images from the airport as western nations abandoned Afghanistan. The Taliban inherited a country suffering from the scars of a decades long occupation and faced major challenges in solving some of the nations key issues. In this podcast we look at how th...

When it was an empire, Britain ruled over 25% of the world. But since World War II, its position has slowly declined and today Britain is trying to forge a new position for itself in the world. But it faces immense challenges in achieving this.  

In this podcast Shabih - Ul- Hassan breaks down what exactly Hindu nationalism is and how Hindutva found fertile ground in India. We explore what this means for the worlds largest democracy and what it also means for minorities across India.

Not a day goes by without China making some headlines. Whether it is its  space ambitions, its aircraft carriers, its artificial intelligence (AI) developments, infrastructure, railways, new cities or its cyber capabilities - the world cannot get enough of China. Continuing with our series on the geopolitics of the worlds key nations, in this podcast we look at China’s geopolitics 

In this podcast we sit down with Geopolity analyst Shezad Choudhry, who just returned from Egypt. He highlights the political situation in the country, the state of the economy and where things are heading.  

Russia described its invasion of Ukraine as a strategic necessary due to the existential threat the Eurasian nation faced. Russia’s indefensibility has been a key feature of the huge nation throughout its history as its been invaded multiple times. In this first episode in the series looking at the geopolitics of the worlds key nations, we look at Russia’s eternal geopolitics.

In a last-ditch effort to save his faltering premiership Pakistan prime minister, Imran Khan has called for the national assembly to be dissolved foiling an attempt by the opposition to remove him from office. Imran Khan came to power four years ago in atmosphere of euphoria, but 4 years on things have not gone according to plan and the opposition has jumped at the opportunity to remove him from o...

It's now been over three weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine and none of the major cities have fallen yet. The war has most certainly not turned out as the Kremlin was hoping. In this podcast we look at the military and tactical aspects of the war and what this tells us about Russia and how the war may evolve. 

Its now been over a week since Russia began the invasion of Ukraine. For months now Russian forces have been amassing around Ukraine’s border and with Russia’s demands falling on death ears, Russia’s leadership has now started the 21st centuries first war on the European continent. There so many moving pieces to the conflict, from the politics, to the military strategy to grand strategy. In this p...

100,000 Russian soldiers are standing on Ukraine's freezing border at this very moment. Everyone is getting ready for a Russian invasion of Ukraine. The US the UK and the EU have all threatened Russia with serious repercussions if it invades and Russia has called for guarantees and commitments from NATO for it to back down. There are so many questions from will Russia really invade? Will Europe de...

The US dollar has been the dominant global currency for several decades now and has provided the US with a strategic tool that has paid dividends many times over. With the rise of China in the 21st century there is much talk about challenges to the dollar as the global reserve currency. 

Yusuf Chaudhry sits down with thegeopolity founder, Adnan khan, for a preview of Strategic Estimate 2022, a new geopolity report which will be published on 1st January 2022. Strategic Estimate 2022 looks at the key political, geopolitical, economic, military and social trends of 2021 and what we can expect from 2022  http://www.thegeopolity.com  

Turkeys Recep Tayyip Erdogan for long was considered a capable hand with the economy, the term ‘Erdogonomics’ was even coined. But with Turkeys’ lira crashing, the economy struggling to grow, debt out of control and Erdogan blaming foreign conspiracies is ‘Erdoganomics unravelling.

After two weeks of talks the COP26 summit in Glasgow delivered a rather watered down final statement. It would seem once again national interests were the priority over the fate of the planet. There was lots of talking but very little doing. In this podcast the geopolity look at the politics of climate change 

Energy is back in the news again as gas prices rise across the world. In the UK we have seen panic buying, whilst China is experiencing blackouts. In the modern world we all rely on energy from plastics for packaging to fuel in your car. Energy is critical in the modern world and is a necessary ingredient in many everyday processes. In this energy 101 podcast the geopolity looks at all things ener...

As the Germans head to the polls this will be the first election in two decades for which Chancellor Angela Merkel is not a candidate. Germany’s election outcome is important as the result doesn’t just affect Germany but also the European continent. 

America’s disorganised departure from Afghanistan has added to the debate about the decline of the US as the global superpower. Whilst America was head and shoulders above the rest at the turn of the 21st century, two decades on things are not going well for the global superpower who continues to make a mess of everything she touches. Are we witnessing the end of America’s leadership of the world?...

It has now been over two weeks since the Taliban took over Kabul and the worlds attention has remained fixated on mountainous nation. Many are still trying to make sense of what has taken place, how a regime fell so suddenly after receiving billions in aid and how a guerrilla movement was able to take on the global superpower. There has been little media coverage of how the Afghan people perceive...

Pakistan gained independence from British rule 74 years ago when India was partitioned. It has been a difficult journey for Pakistan ever since as security, development, political stability and representative rule have remained in a flux. Pakistan has been regularly caught up in competition between the global powers and whilst domestically successive civilian governments have been overthrown by mi...