GeopoliticalGuy

Population-wise, the U.S. is basically 50 different countries combined.

Source: Visual Capitalist

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Fujian Sets Sail: What China’s New Supercarrier Really Means China’s latest and most advanced warship has officially joined the fleet.

China’s loudest signal yet that it’s preparing to operate far beyond its own shores.

I unpack what this means (free post!) now up on my Substack.

#FujianCarrier #PLANavy #ChinaMilitary #IndoPacificSecurity #CarrierStrikeGroup #BlueWaterNavy

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A Socialist in the Capital of Capitalism: Mamdani’s New York Experiment Zohran Mamdani’s election as New York City’s 111th mayor is less a local upset than an inflection point for a party still reeling from its 2024 losses.

A Socialist in the Capital of Capitalism: Mamdani’s New York Experiment open.substack.com/pub/geopolit...

#NYCPolitics #NewYorkMayor #NYC2025 #USPolitics #ZohranMamdani #Mamdani2025

Sudan is now home to the world’s largest displacement crisis, and yet one of the least discussed wars! open.substack.com/pub/geopolit... #SudanWar #DarfurCrisis #SudanConflict #RSF #SAF #Hemedti #AlFashir #ElGeneina #Khartoum #Darfur

Sudan is now home to the world’s largest displacement crisis, and yet one of the least discussed wars! open.substack.com/pub/geopolit... #SudanWar #DarfurCrisis #SudanConflict #RSF #SAF #Hemedti #AlFashir #ElGeneina #Khartoum #Darfur

Sudan is now home to the world’s largest displacement crisis, and yet one of the least discussed wars! open.substack.com/pub/geopolit... #SudanWar #DarfurCrisis #SudanConflict #RSF #SAF #Hemedti #AlFashir #ElGeneina #Khartoum #Darfur

Takaichi’s Japan: Breaking Ceilings, Guarding Walls Japan has entered a new political era — but not necessarily a more liberal one.

Japans breaks a glass ceiling — but not its conservative mould. 🇯🇵

Read the full analysis on my Substack…

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Is China’s Network of Ports Too Big for Washington to Unravel? China has spent two decades quietly tightening its grip on global maritime trade.

China’s ports stretch from Djibouti to Darwin — a web of influence reshaping trade and power.
What began as infrastructure has become strategy.
The contours of the geopolitical map are permanently changed. 🌏⚓️

#China #BeltAndRoad

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What began as protests over blackouts and water cuts has become Madagascar’s biggest political upheaval in a decade — a Gen Z revolt that felled Rajoelina. But revolutions rarely end where they begin.

#Madagascar
#Rajoelina
#YouthQuake
#GenZProtests

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With such a polarised political landscape, brands are walking a tightrope between values and wallets.

Source: @statista

With recent developments in #Madagascar, here’s an article from a few weeks back. What’s happening isn’t isolated or confined to any region or ideology. More youth-led protests could be on the horizon.

tinyurl.com/2n9yr237

#FreeMadagascar #MialaRajoelina #GenZProtest #GenZ

“Soviet-style communism failed, not because it was intrinsically evil, but because it was flawed. It allowed too few people to usurp too much power. Twenty-first century market capitalism, American-style, will fail for the same reasons.”

Arundhati Roy

Tomahawks on the Table: Trump Dangles Long-Range Missiles as Leverage Against Moscow With Donald Trump, it’s often unclear whether he’s issuing a threat, a promise, or a negotiating tactic.

Trump’s Tomahawk Gambit
Trump’s hint that the U.S. may arm Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles has rattled Moscow A threat, a promise, or just leverage? open.substack.com/pub/geopolit...

When humans have split the atom, sequenced DNA, and built machines that think, over 1 billion people still live in slums…

Is the problem scarcity or our failure to organise abundance?

Source: @statista

Having supported a client’s operations in #Cameroon for nearly five years, I’ve tracked the intersection of politics and security up close.

As Cameroon heads to the polls, I’ve shared a deeper take on what’s at stake!

#PaulBiya #CameroonDecides2025 #CameroonElections

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🚨🇲🇬 #Madagascar: The 🇺🇸 #US Embassy urges citizens to shelter in place amid reports of gunfire between gendarmerie and military and some security forces joining protests. Curfews remain in #Antananarivo, #Antsirabe & #Antsiranana. Unrest continues nationwide. ⚠️

On 10 Oct, France updated its advisory map for #Africa, showing #Mali now entirely red as Bamako joins the “advise against all travel” category. The Sahel remains the most restricted region, with large portions of #Niger, #BurkinaFaso, #Chad, and #Sudan also under the highest alert.

As mercury seeps through the food chain, what ends up in the fish… ends up in us.

Source: @juliepeasleydataviz

The kids aren’t happy! open.substack.com/pub/geopolit...

Top 50 TV shows of all time ranked

Source: www.reddit.com/r/moviecriti...

11/11 🇵🇭 Philippines
A 6.9 quake in northern Cebu, the deadliest in years, adds political shock: fuelling protests over corruption in disaster response. #Philippines #Earthquake

10/11 🇦🇫 Afghanistan
A nationwide internet blackout cripples critical services. Humanitarian conditions—already dire—will deteriorate further. #Afghanistan #Taliban

9/11 🇲🇬 Madagascar
Dissolving parliament hasn’t calmed the streets. Protests continue, showing crisis momentum outweighs concessions. #Madagascar #Politics

8/11 🇲🇦 Morocco
A viral clip of a police van injuring a protester will amplify Gen Z-driven unrest. Anger online is translating quickly to the streets. #Morocco #Unrest

7/11 🌊 Gulf of Aden
A Dutch-flagged ship hit despite AIS silence. The Houthis retain targeting capacity, keeping maritime risk acute. #Houthis #Shipping

6/11 🇱🇧 Lebanon
Hezbollah’s refusal to disarm signals continued asymmetric buildup—keeping the threat of renewed internal conflict alive. #Lebanon #Hezbollah

5/11 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Fuel subsidies scrapped after 50 years. Civil unrest is near-certain to persist as austerity collides with street pressure. #Ecuador #Protests

4/11 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Rumoured US drone strike authorisations gift Maduro a pretext to consolidate power—while Western nationals face higher detention risk. #Venezuela #Geopolitics

3/11 🇮🇹🇫🇷🇪🇸 Europe
Israeli raids on the Global Sumud Flotilla will resonate on European streets. Unrest in #Italy, #France & #Spain expected through 2–5 October. #Europe #MiddleEast

2/11 🇮🇱 Israel & Gaza
Hamas is poised to reject the 20-point peace plan, seeing it as an attempt to strip control of Gaza. Conflict dynamics remain unchanged. #Israel #Gaza