This assemblage of things, Dodds explained to the audience, is indicative of a new real of geopolitics at play. Within weeks, he would flee for Russia. With the onset … Continued, The start of 2020 has been busy for President Trump and Trump Administration lawyers. Other parties also gained at BJP’s expense. In midst of this strategic competition an island nation like Sri Lanka is of crucial importance for all the players in the Indian Ocean Region and has played a significant role in the geopolitics … But in just 50 years, indigenous communities outside Palestine almost totally disappeared as more than 99 percent of the Jewish population fled. By General (Rtd) Corneliu Pivariu* The maritime/river transports represent the most important segment of the world total transports as they cover, according to latest data, 89.6% in volume terms an… Twelve days later, the U.S. House of Representatives delivered articles of impeachment to the U.S. Senate, charging President Trump with abuse of his … Continued, Eighteen months after he led his own audacious insurgency against France’s established parties Macron would face another popular insurrection. Issuing Interpol Red Notices to critics, mounting libel actions, and … Continued, As the prospect of British withdrawal from the European Union has been pushed back beyond the original date (29th March 2019), Brexit has created more and more uncertainty. Niall Ferguson: In Conversation – How Coronavirus Will Change the World of International Relations’, THE HJS VIRTUAL EVENT SERIES: “Weaponising COVID-19: Far-Right Antisemitism in the UK and US”, HJS VIRTUAL EVENT “Russia and the High North: How Should the West Engage the Next Chair of the Arctic Council (2021-23)?”, THE HJS VIRTUAL EVENT SERIES: “Hong Kong & China:  Lessons For The Free World”, HJS VIRTUAL EVENT: “Brian H. Hook & The Rt. THE INDO-PACIFIC: BRITISH AND VIETNAMESE PERSPECTIVES. The protests, as far-reaching as the Shetland Islands to the Isle of Wight, have undoubtedly had an impact on various spheres of British life … Continued, Since the last National Cyber Security Strategy (NCSS) has been established, the world has endured global cyber attacks in WannaCry and Not-Petya, financial losses to cyber crime have ballooned and show no signs of slowing down. While the West often turns a blind eye, atrocities … Continued, The level of cooperation between the United Kingdom and the United States has been described as “unparalleled” among major powers. Whether it is changes in the international order and how that order interacts, the future of globalisation, China’s global role, the relative strengths of the free versus … Continued, Event times are in BST. ‘The Westernization Report’, issued by the Washington D.C.-based StrategEast … Continued, Tensions are mounting as Russia continues to move troops and equipment to Crimea and the Ukrainian border. View fullsize. But what will its impact be on international relations and global politics? This has focused on the economic, political, social and cultural aspects of immigration and its effect on the British economy and society. In an attempt to address the issues of these ‘danger zones’, G eopolitics: A Very Short Introduction offers a straightforward analysis of why even far away from these ‘danger zones’ – in Europe or the US for example – geopolitics remains an important part of everyday life. In particular, … Continued, Islamist extremism still continues to dominate the terror landscape. The causes in whose name they are willing to kill and die are very different (including religion, ethnicity, social justice among others) yet they all pose serious threat to the security and stability of nations. Russia continues to menace its European neighbours, and British allies and partners. For most of this period, the recession was shallow and even disputed, generating only modest overall global declines in political rights and civil liberties, and leaving the basic contours of democratic predominance in the world unchanged. … Continued, In light of the publication of the Modernising Defence Programme in December 2018, which recognised the emergence of a more volatile and competitive world system, it has been argued that the United Kingdom is being forced once again to revisit its strategic defence posture. However, as Britain prepares to leave the European Union, many commentators are asking what the future holds for the ‘Special Relationship’ in terms of economic activity and commerce post-Brexit. While the reasons for engagement in the first place post- 9/11 were obvious and necessary, what has been dubbed “The Endless War” seems to show no signs of ending. With peace talks stalling and the current political climate in Israel in flux, options for how to deal with the enduring conflict have arguably fallen by the wayside. In early September, Alex Goldfarb, … Continued, Human Rights activist and Arab scholar Dr. Elham Manea in her book Women and Sharia Law: The Impact of Legal Pluralism in the UK explored the effects of multiculturalism and legal pluralism in the West, offering a passionate critique of the growing ‘homogenising’ of cultures, and analysing the extent to which Muslim women suffer when liberal societies bow … Continued, Over the past 4 years, the People’s Republic of China has built a number of fortress islands in the South China Sea, across one of the world's busiest shipping lanes. Despite connections and common traits between geopolitics and International Business based on geography and location, literature on this matter is scarce. The message coming from Washington, Tokyo, Canberra and Delhi is clear: China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is no longer the only game in town and Beijing’s policymakers … Continued, Since 2006, the world has been in a “democratic recession”. Instead they are one of a number of tools in the Kremlin’s broader … Continued, China today is facing the worst crackdown on human rights since the Tiananmen massacre in 1989. For the first time since the end of … Continued, In January 2014, Ukraine’s then-President Victor Yanukovych passed a series of ‘anti-protest’ laws to quash growing unrest in the country. In recent years, the Western Balkans has been at the forefront of Russia’s strategy to expand its global influence and undermine the West. Klaus writes on geopolitics and security often using popular culture to inform such discussions, as well as the governance of the Polar Regions and South Atlantic. Encyclopedia Britannica defines Geopolitics as, “analysis of the geographic influences on power relationships in international relations.” Traditionally, the geo-political importance of the region where Pakistan is located was established in the late eighteenth century by Alford Mackinder as part of the inner marginal crescent of the Heartland and by Nicholas. Throughout their lives, the Kennedy brothers believed that America must play a prominent role on the world stage, and that it could serve as a beacon for others to emulate. The Geopolitical Importance of the WHO. The Henry Jackson Society is delighted to invite you to an online panel discussion to look at … Continued, Nick Timothy’s new book, “Remaking One Nation: The Future of Conservatism”, doesn’t pull its punches when it comes to his thoughts on how powerful economic and sociological drivers will force change in our politics. “America First”: A New Political Movement or Simply a Political Slogan? 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THE HJS VIRTUAL EVENT SERIES: ‘Is Europe still ‘postmodern’?’, The HJS Virtual Event Series: ‘Prof. One of the first persons to identify the geopolitical importance of Russia’s resources was Halford Mackinder in a paper for the Royal Geographical Society in 1904. A leading expert in European history, he is well-versed in the events that saw early-twentieth-century Europe yield to fascism, Nazism, and communism. In an increasingly fragmented and volatile electoral marketplace, analysing British politics is a difficult exercise. And what more should the West … Continued, A new form of democracy is giving birth. Shattering Labour’s ‘red wall’ of previously safe seats in working-class towns across the Midlands, Northern England, and Wales, Prime Minister Boris Johnson led the Conservatives to their largest parliamentary majority since 1987 – with former Labour leader Jeremy … Continued, RSVP No European country has suffered as grievously from jihadist terrorist as France. In this talk, Richard Susskind … Continued, Is the world becoming more peaceful? geopolitics and IR of the post-Cold War era, there is an ambivalence on ho w ‘geopolitics ’ is defined. However, it was not just the fear of COVID-19 which kept people off the streets. From Brexit and Donald Trump’s election as US president, to Russia’s revisionism and China’s stagnating economy, international affairs are increasingly unpredictable. Some, like those in the Baltics, have become democratic and liberal, while others, such as Belarus and Tajikistan, remain authoritarian regimes. And yet, … Continued, Since the last major biography of Churchill, forty-one sets of papers have been deposited at the Churchill Archives, and The Queen has allowed Dr. Andrew Roberts to be the first Churchill biographer to read her late father King George VI’s diary records of Churchill’s weekly audiences with him during the Second World War. Greater Eurasia is the world’s largest continent, comprising 65% of the … Continued, In recent years, the Western world has been rocked by a number of terrorist attacks which can be broadly categorised as “far-right”. Its ability to provide that is well-below that figure. Sometimes they are even hidden or something more “spectacular” is reported to draw attention, but it is this small one note there in the corner that you know, will change te course of history. In tandem to this, the Chinese Communist Party has grown ever more adept at its use of “sharp power”- … Continued, Achieving peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula after a lifetime of separation will entail vision, courage and goodwill across deeply entrenched divisions. The most important aspect of the critical geopolitics was the challenge it brought to the realist approach and its focus points. This has not occurred without … Continued, Most who study or work to prevent and counter violent extremism and terrorism do so with one overriding purpose - to reduce, or even prevent further victims of terrorist attacks. A map is essential in this regard. These strategies have included more traditional soft … Continued, The crimes of the Chinese Communist Party in Tibet are well known as too is the failure of governments around to world to say, let alone do, anything in response. When Russia’s lies … Continued, SPEAKERS: Humphrey Hawksley, author of Asian Waters: The Struggle Over the Asia-Pacific and the Strategy of Chinese Expansion ; Bill Hayton, Associate Fellow with the Asia Programme of Chatham House and Dr Euan Graham, Director, International Security Programme at the Lowy Institute Few territories are as hotly contested as the western Pacific Ocean. In large sectors of Hong Kong society, trust in the government, the police and in the Hong Kong SAR’s political system has broken down. The country currently has had around 20,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19, in a population of almost 42 million. The development of a North Korean nuclear weapons system capable of reaching the US mainland – and thus potentially cancelling out the US nuclear umbrella over South Korea – has led to a strong … Continued, As one of al-Qaeda's most respected bomb-makers, Aimen Dean rubbed shoulders with the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and swore allegiance to Osama bin Laden himself. It is no wonder that Prime Minister Boris Johnson was keen to visit New Delhi for the country’s national day last month. There are of course valid criticisms to be made about using ‘league tables’ without adjusting for population … Continued, Covid-19 has left a trail of destruction everywhere in its wake, but one of its most pernicious impacts is likely to be in the advances made by authoritarian states – and putative authoritarians – against their own populations but also against the free world. Ten years on, in December of 2009, for many in Europe, the Millennium Bug was just a shade in the memory as a far … Victims and Survivors of Terror: Perspectives on Prevention and Beyond. But social influence is a two-way street—our environments are themselves products of our behavior. At … These enhanced capabilities will enable new possibilities for growth and business in health care, self-driving cars, automated industries, and telemedicine. Alternatively, is the relative peacefulness of today’s world not attributable to a transient American hegemony since the collapse of the Soviet Union?