Russia described its invasion of Ukraine as a strategic necessary due to the existential threat the Eurasian nation faced. Russia’s indefensibility has been a key feature of the huge nation throughout its history as its been invaded multiple times. In this first episode in the series looking at the geopolitics of the worlds key nations, we look at Russia’s eternal geopolitics.

In a last-ditch effort to save his faltering premiership Pakistan prime minister, Imran Khan has called for the national assembly to be dissolved foiling an attempt by the opposition to remove him from office. Imran Khan came to power four years ago in atmosphere of euphoria, but 4 years on things have not gone according to plan and the opposition has jumped at the opportunity to remove him from office, accusing Imran Khan of mismanaging the economy. What can we expect from this turmoil? Can Imran Khan survive? What does the opposition have to offer and where is the army in all of this? In this geopolity podcast these and many other questions are explored. 

It's now been over three weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine and none of the major cities have fallen yet. The war has most certainly not turned out as the Kremlin was hoping. In this podcast we look at the military and tactical aspects of the war and what this tells us about Russia and how the war may evolve. 

Its now been over a week since Russia began the invasion of Ukraine. For months now Russian forces have been amassing around Ukraine’s border and with Russia’s demands falling on death ears, Russia’s leadership has now started the 21st centuries first war on the European continent. There so many moving pieces to the conflict, from the politics, to the military strategy to grand strategy. In this podcast the geopolity attempts to dissect all these issues.

100,000 Russian soldiers are standing on Ukraine's freezing border at this very moment. Everyone is getting ready for a Russian invasion of Ukraine. The US the UK and the EU have all threatened Russia with serious repercussions if it invades and Russia has called for guarantees and commitments from NATO for it to back down. There are so many questions from will Russia really invade? Will Europe defend Ukraine or will the US intervene as well as, is this WW3? In this podcast we try to make sense of it all.

The US dollar has been the dominant global currency for several decades now and has provided the US with a strategic tool that has paid dividends many times over. With the rise of China in the 21st century there is much talk about challenges to the dollar as the global reserve currency. 

Yusuf Chaudhry sits down with thegeopolity founder, Adnan khan, for a preview of Strategic Estimate 2022, a new geopolity report which will be published on 1st January 2022. Strategic Estimate 2022 looks at the key political, geopolitical, economic, military and social trends of 2021 and what we can expect from 2022 

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Turkeys Recep Tayyip Erdogan for long was considered a capable hand with the economy, the term ‘Erdogonomics’ was even coined. But with Turkeys’ lira crashing, the economy struggling to grow, debt out of control and Erdogan blaming foreign conspiracies is ‘Erdoganomics unravelling.

After two weeks of talks the COP26 summit in Glasgow delivered a rather watered down final statement. It would seem once again national interests were the priority over the fate of the planet. There was lots of talking but very little doing. In this podcast the geopolity look at the politics of climate change 

Energy is back in the news again as gas prices rise across the world. In the UK we have seen panic buying, whilst China is experiencing blackouts. In the modern world we all rely on energy from plastics for packaging to fuel in your car. Energy is critical in the modern world and is a necessary ingredient in many everyday processes. In this energy 101 podcast the geopolity looks at all things energy