Geopolitical Horizons

With the rise of China in the Far East and with the US now becoming the latest empire to fail in the graveyard of empires it would seem history is repeating itself. What are the key characteristics of any great power? How does any nation become a great power? How do great powers sustain their positions and what's causes them to decline. In this podcast the geopoilty assess all this and more

As the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) celebrates its centenary China’s officials are going to great lengths to hammer home the message that the CCP alone can restore China to what Beijing considers the country’s rightful place as a global power. The CCP is going through great pains to show the Chinese people that the CCP has not just saved China but only it can navigate China to a position of global dominance.

What began in Sheikh Jarrah and spread to al-Quds, very quickly turned into a major regional crisis. This turn of events is the latest iteration of a decade’s long occupation. There are many moving pieces to the Palestinian issue and in this geopolity podcast all of the issues are unpicked.  

 Every four years, at the start of a new administration, American intelligence agencies put out “Global Trends,” a weighty assessment of where the world seems headed over the next two decades. The latest report, Global Trends 2040, released last month by the National Intelligence Council, finds a changing climate, ageing populations, disease, financial crises and technologies that divide more than they unite, all straining societies and generating “shocks that could be catastrophic.” In this podcast the geopolity looks at the world, US intelligence envisage in 20 years. 

President Joe Biden is now the fourth US president to inherit America's longest war in Afghanistan. His recent announcement of the withdrawal of all US troops from the country has received severe criticism as many believe US strategic interests will be at risk. Two decades on, how did the US become the latest victim in the graveyard of empires? 

President Joe Biden is now a few weeks into his presidency, but he faces a multitude of challenges as he settles into the White House. US credibility abroad, America’s soft power, confidence amongst her allies and a China on the ascent are just some of the key strategic issues President Biden will have to deal with. In this Geopolity podcast the Geopolity founder Adnan Khan looks at  how US foreign policy is taking shape.

Its now been a decade since the events of the Arab Spring, that saw the people take to the streets to bring change to the Middle East and North Africa. A Decade on, much has changed, but a lot also remains the same. Managing Editor Nizal Hussain sits down  with theGeopolity founder Adnan Khan on the Arab Spring a Decade on