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2021
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Maphilindo, the would be superstate of Asia
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04, 2021
After gaining independence, pan-Malay lawmakers espoused to combine the resources of the nations in the Malay Archipelago into a single country.
2021x2
Unpacking the China-Russia alliance
Episode overview
08, 2021
Russia and China may no longer share a common philosophy, but the invisible hand of #geopolitics is driving the two together nonetheless.
2021x3
Britain moves towards Anglosphere federation
Episode overview
21, 2021
London is considering an Anglophone Federation that includes Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. The potential is enormous, but can it work?
2021x4
Crimea is running out of water
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02, 2021
Crimea's water supplies are plummeting. Major cities are rationing supplies, with strict restrictions expected down the line. How did 2020 become the driest year in Crimean history?
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Turkish-Israeli proposal for a new maritime deal
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09, 2021
Turkey and Israel are working on ways to restore their diplomatic ties. At the heart of the talks is a plan that would redistribute the sea in between.
2021x6
A new scramble for Africa
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17, 2021
Three new trans-Mediterranean corridors are emerging that will glue Europe and Africa. However, the routes will traverse North Africa’s gatekeepers.
2021x7
Bosnia on verge of becoming 'landlocked'
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28, 2021
Croatia's Peljesac Bridge is a prerequisite to enter the borderless Schengen Area. In doing so, however, the project risks undermining Bosnia’s tiny coastline.
2021x8
Warfare is going autonomous and robotic
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07, 2021
Military powers are racing to develop robotic weapon systems that can operate autonomously while lobbying groups are trying to pre-emptively set up a treaty banning it.
2021x9
Afghanistan sits on $3 trillion in minerals
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18, 2021
Afghanistan's mountains obstruct stability and prosperity. Conflict and tribalism has shaken the state to its core. Now, those same mountains may hold the answer to its misfortune.
2021x10
China could invade Taiwan by 2027
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03, 2021
Top US military officials believe that China could invade Taiwan within the next six years owing to the fact that America is distracted by domestic issues.
2021x11
America unveils plan to conquer space
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16, 2021
The United States Space Force recently unveiled a document detailing a flexible approach to project power in space.
2021x12
Ukraine and Russia preparing for a new war
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23, 2021
There is the whispering of war in Eastern Ukraine. Videos posted on social media show convoys of military vehicles arriving in the Donbas region.
2021x13
The making of an Asian NATO
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30, 2021
Banded together by a shared set of interests, QUAD is fast becoming the leading body for Asia-Pacific security.
2021x14
China’s navy is tipping the balance
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10, 2021
China is transforming from a continental power to a maritime power. The leadership in Beijing is aiming for naval supremacy in its nearby waters by 2050
2021x15
Why Israel and Palestine are fighting
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15, 2021
Though the tit-for-tat Israeli and Palestinian reactions seem emotionally driven, there is a calculated rationale in the fighting.
2021x16
When North Korea tried to hijack the US dollar
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24, 2021
The tools of economic war can bring down governments, and no other is as devious as counterfeiting currency.
2021x17
Spain makes grand plans for Africa
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04, 2021
Spain has revealed a new policy called Africa Focus, in which it seeks to forge closer economic and institutional ties with African nations.
2021x18
What would happen if Russia collapsed?
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20, 2021
Russia has sustained itself through all manner of political stress, but what would happen if it collapsed in the 21st century?
2021x19
How Australia cheated East Timor of its oil
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29, 2021
Since the 1960s, Australia has attempted to assert sovereignty over the Timor Sea, sometimes resorting to underhanded tactics to get its way.
2021x20
Central Asia on the verge of a water war
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14, 2021
More than 70 border conflicts took place between 2011 and 2015 in Fergana Valley, where Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan converge.
2021x21
Why Russia wants to restore the Soviet borders
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20, 2021
With the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia lost centuries of territorial expansionism. It was left exposed and at risk of further disintegration.
2021x22
Afghanistan staring at the abyss
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30, 2021
With no American support, the Afghan army is folding under pressure while the Taliban are sweeping across the country, taking district after district.
2021x23
Egypt flexes military muscle at Ethiopia
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13, 2021
New realities on the ground have capsized diplomatic talks between Egypt and Ethiopia. Now, Cairo has procured weapons that match its political rhetoric.
2021x24
How Afghanistan became a failed state
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24, 2021
Afghanistan is synonymous with a failed state, but in the 1960s, things were looking up. A new constitution granted its citizens the freedom of thought, expression, and assembly.
2021x25
How China became the world’s factory
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31, 2021
How did China evolve from an impoverished, agrarian society into the industrial power we know today?
2021x26
Algeria & Morocco: the world's most self-destructive rivalry
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14, 2021
Algeria broke off diplomatic relations with Morocco, accusing the country of several offenses, some plausible and some hysterical. What happens next?
2021x27
India's masterplan to counter China
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22, 2021
India is launching several commercial corridors in all directions. If successful, the blueprint could reconfigure trade across the region.
2021x28
Mongolia caught between global powers
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29, 2021
Being sandwiched between China and Russia makes for tricky policymaking. Distance is what Mongolia wants more than anything, but its extensive deposits of minerals make it a target for foreign exploitation.
2021x29
Australia scraps French submarine deal
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01, 2021
Five years after penning the most expensive conventional submarine contract ever, France and Australia are at loggerheads.
2021x30
The next conflicts will be fought over sand
Episode overview
08, 2021
Sand is essential to innovation. It is the silent ingredient to human civilization. And, as incredible as it sounds, we’re running out of it.
2021x31
Why China cannot abandon communism
Episode overview
19, 2021
President Xi Jinping pledged to redistribute wealth while turning up the heat on China’s upscale citizens and businesses. So, what keeps Chinese communism going?
2021x32
Africa's most notorious warlords
Episode overview
28, 2021
Africa has more #dictators per capita than any other continent. So, here is a list of Africans who are charged with committing war crimes.
2021x33
A global energy crisis is coming
Episode overview
04, 2021
Since early 2021, the price of oil, gas, and coal has nearly doubled. Supply chains are impaired globally, logistics and infrastructures cannot keep up.
2021x34
Bosnia in danger of breaking up
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12, 2021
Sarajevo says that Bosnian Serb lawmakers are deliberately trying to force Bosnia to fail so that they can make their legal case for secession down the line.
2021x35
Poland to double the size of its military
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26, 2021
Poland gets serious about defense. A new draft law looks to double the size of its army from 150,000 to 300,000, making it one the largest in the EU
2021x36
Ethiopia's war in Tigray turns into defeat
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06, 2021
In recent months, Tigray and Oromo forces have captured strategic towns and are now shooting their way to the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa.
2021x37
The Nubian Shield is the world's next mining destination
Episode overview
12, 2021
As diplomats meet to resolve the crisis in the Horn of Africa, backroom deals between mining conglomerates and national partners are being struck.
2021x38
Albania and Kosovo move towards a backdoor union
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24, 2021
After a decade of failed negotiations, Kosovo is now exploring an alternative option: merging with Albania to get access to the outside world.