Geopolitics articles

  • Letter from London: The Geopolitics of Cynicism

    After eight hours of debate in the two chambers here in London at the beginning of last week, the Rwanda Act was finally passed — with French President Macron describing it as a ‘betrayal of values’ and the ‘geopolitics of cynicism’. He wasn’t alone with his concerns. ‘So the Rwanda bill becomes law,’ wrote Will More
  • Markets Can Absorb Geopolitic Risks, To A Point

    Markets Can Absorb Geopolitic Risks, To A Point By Michael Msika and Jan-Patrick Barnert, Bloomberg Markets Live reporters and strategists Geopolitics is having an impact on investment decisions again, and risks are rising as well as equity volatility. Yet under the hood, the stock market is absorbing the shock relatively well so far. Stress levels have had a steep surge as tensions in the Middle East show no sign of abating. Systematic funds are reducing exposure, technicals are...
  • US losing ground to Russia in geopolitical battle over Africa

    Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story US losing ground to Russia in geopolitical battle over Africa The expected withdrawal of U.S. forces from Niger will endanger U.S. counter-terrorism operations and hand Russia more influence in Africa as American and western ties on