Geopolitical Monitor https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/ Independent, objective analysis of global geopolitics and current events. Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:04:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Below Article 5: Europe’s Collective Response to Russia’s Gray-Zone War https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/eu-hybrid-threat-response-below-article-5/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:04:59 +0000 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/?p=56198 Europe knows what happens after an armed attack. It has yet to decide what happens before one.

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]]> What the EU’s 2026 State of the Union Reveals About Europe’s Limits https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/eu-2026-state-of-the-union-strategic-limits/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:06:07 +0000 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/?p=56186 Von der Leyen named Europe's vulnerabilities precisely. The harder question is who pays to fix them.

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]]> From Greenland to the Falklands: Where Do Europe’s Strategic Interests End? https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/from-greenland-to-the-falklands-where-do-europes-strategic-interests-end/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 16:39:48 +0000 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/?p=56191 Recent developments in Greenland and the Falklands reveal the divergence in Europe’s strategic geography and the EU’s institutional geography.

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]]> The East-West Pipeline Attack Exposes the Limits of Hormuz Contingency Planning https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/the-east-west-pipeline-attack-exposes-the-limits-of-hormuz-contingency-planning/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:14:38 +0000 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/?p=56180 Saudi Arabia’s bypass around Hormuz was hit by drones in September. The backup route turned out to have no backup.

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]]> The Shield Stops Working: Russia’s Jet Gerans over Ukraine https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/the-shield-stops-working-russias-jet-gerans-over-ukraine/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:23:38 +0000 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/?p=56171 Ukraine shot down 90% of Russia’s propeller drones. Against the jet-powered Gerans, that number collapses to 60%.

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]]> Trump-Xi Summit Sends Mixed Signals to Southeast Asian Countries https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/trump-xi-summit-sends-mixed-signals-to-southeast-asian-countries/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:50:23 +0000 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/?p=56175 The Trump-Xi summit produced a two-month truce and no AI guardrails. Vietnam, Malaysia, and Thailand absorb the consequences.

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]]> The Mecca Defence Alliance: Towards a Regional Security Stabiliser https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/mecca-defence-alliance-regional-security-stabiliser/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 18:14:19 +0000 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/?p=56166 Pakistan will run the alliance’s first Secretariat for three years, placing it at the core of a new Gulf security framework.

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]]> Washington’s Borrowing Costs Become Everyone’s Problem | Geopolitics Weekly https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/us-bond-selloff-global-spillover-geopolitics-weekly/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:16:30 +0000 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/?p=56150 The 10-year Treasury hit its highest level since 2007, and the repricing is already reaching mortgages, AI borrowing, and defense budgets.

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]]> Dire Straits: How the United States Could Break Canada to Own It https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/canada-crude-oil-exports-us-chokepoints/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:01:29 +0000 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/?p=56128 Canada's crude leaves through a handful of narrow straits. Every one of them is within reach of the US Navy.

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]]> India’s Infrastructure Boom: The Money Is There But Can India Deliver? https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/india-infrastructure-boom-delivery-2047/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 15:30:38 +0000 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/?p=56124 The money is committed and the targets are set. India's problem is delivery: awards are falling and 1,775 projects run over budget.

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