Explainers
Buffer States Examples: How Small Countries Thrive or Fail Between Two Rival Powers
Buffer states are smaller, usually weaker countries between two rival powers, and they keep those rivals from sharing a direct ...
Economic Statecraft Explained: Tariffs, Export Bans, Tech Denial, Investment Restrictions and More
Nations don’t go to war every time, so they prefer using another strategy, like economic statecraft, to change another country’s ...
EU vs US Military Aid to Ukraine: Who Gives More, How It Works, and Where the Money Goes
As of 2026, the EU and its 27 member states have mobilized around €75.2 billion in total military support for ...
Semiconductor Geopolitics: The US-China Chip War & Taiwan’s Silicon Shield
Many Geopolitical Analysts call chips ‘the new oil.’ But oil is a commodity, and anybody with the crude can refine ...
Russian Frozen Assets Explained: Who Holds the Money and What Happens Next
In 2026, around $280 to $300 billion in Russian assets are frozen across Western jurisdictions. This figure comes from the ...
Swift Ban on Russia: Impact and How It Changed the Finance Overnight
On February 26, 2022, the US, EU, UK, and Canada agreed to disconnect select Russian banks from SWIFT, and by ...
Russia Sanctions Impact on Global Economy and Everyday Life
When the US and EU first sanctioned Russia after the Crimea annexation in March 2014, and then escalated those sanctions ...
