Tag: Geopolitics
The Arctic Front of the Tri-Axis Challenge
The accelerating thaw of the Arctic is opening new maritime routes and…
Northeast Asia’s “Tri-Axis” Challenge and the Arctic’s Future
Analysis of the emerging Moscow–Beijing–Pyongyang axis and its impact on Arctic security,…
How Institutional Cooperation Enables Intelligence Competition
This paper draws on material published in my new book, Age of…
Debating Greenland: Critics, Context, and the Arctic Future
This third and final part examines the reception of Barry Scott Zellen’s…
When Scholarly Disagreement Becomes Selective Reading
In this second part of a three-part series, Barry Scott Zellen reflects…
Cancel Culture and the Silencing of Arctic Dissent
This article presents a first-person reflection on a recent academic exchange in…
Is the Cuban Dictatorship Coming to an End?
Cuba’s internal breakdown now converges with U.S. pressure and conditional talks, pushing…
After Venezuela: Trump Advances on Greenland
Seemingly unthinkable at the end of 2025, an invasion of Greenland is…
Putin’s Ainu Recognition: Is Hokkaido Russia’s Next Target?
Third installment of an ongoing series by Arctic expert Barry Scott Zellen…
Hokkaido and the Foundations of Japan’s Arctic Influence
Second installment of an ongoing series by Arctic expert Barry Scott Zellen…
The Rise, Fall and Re-emergence of Japan as an Arctic Power
Japan was, for much of the late 19th and early 20th centuries,…
The Geopolitics of the Stock Market
Far from being neutral arenas of supply and demand, stock markets operate…