Geopolitics

The Meloni Doctrine: Preserving Unity in a Divided Geopolitical Landscape

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s strategy appears to focus on keeping the US engaged while ensuring that EU powers like France and Germany do...

What Wearing Shalwar-Kameez Taught Me About Identity, Fear and Geopolitics

The shalwar-kameez daily reminds me that dress is more than mere clothing – it can also be a passport to generating subtle chaos. New Delhi:...

Inside the geopolitical drama threatening to overshadow T20 Cricket World Cup

Cricket’s most profitable tournament is set to start this weekend in a significantly diminished form, bereft of both a major qualifying nation and the...

Inside the geopolitical drama threatening to overshadow T20 Cricket World Cup

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Wealthy Families Are Worried About Geopolitics. But They’re Not Rushing to AI, Crypto, or Gold

A new report from J.P. Morgan Private Bank reveals that family offices around the world are mostly sticking to large-cap equities and alternative assets....

Venezuela’s Oil Future: From Geopolitical Flashpoint to Market Transformation | Egypt Oil & Gas

The dramatic capture of President Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces on January 3, 2026, followed by the rapid seizure of national oil infrastructure, has...

Supertankers Speed Through Strait of Hormuz as Geopolitical Risk Mounts

By Weilun Soon (Bloomberg) — Some supertanker operators, nervous about rising US-Iran tensions and potential risks to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, are speeding...

How Svalbard went from from Arctic outpost to geopolitical flashpoint

Tensions in the Arctic are putting new pressure on Svalbard, a Norwegian-administered archipelago long seen as an example of international cooperation, as climate change...

Crude Oil Prices Rise on Dollar Weakness and Geopolitical Risks

March WTI crude oil (CLH26) today is up +0.79 (+1.25%), and March RBOB gasoline (RBH26) is up +0.0291 (+1.51%). Crude oil and gasoline prices recovered...

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