Geopolitical Analysis

China tells EU it cannot afford Russian loss in Ukraine war, sources say https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3316875/china-tells-eu-it-cannot-afford-russian-loss-ukraine-war-sources-say Posted by Clarinetaphoner

As Azerbaijan arrests Russians, is Putin losing control of his ‘backyard’? https://www.thetimes.com/world/asia/article/azerbaijan-arrests-russians-is-putin-losing-control-of-his-backyard-vc37kpx2b?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Reddit#Echobox=1751569668 Posted by TimesandSundayTimes

The Template War: Why Ukraine Invasion Is About Competing Ways to Be Human http://vasily.cc/blog/the-template-war/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=template-war-launch&utm_content=geopolitics Posted by Shimano-No-Kyoken

Trump’s Vietnam Deal Stokes Asia Concern as Trade Deadline Looms – Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-03/trump-s-vietnam-deal-stokes-asia-concern-as-trade-deadline-looms Posted by BROWN-MUNDA_

The Fantasy of a Grand Bargain Between America and China: Why Deadlock Is More Likely Than Détente https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/fantasy-grand-bargain-between-america-and-china…

DALLAS (@dallasparkua) on X https://x.com/dallasparkua/status/1938501309604184570 Posted by Swimming-Beyond378

US contractors say their colleagues are firing live ammo as Palestinians seek food in Gaza https://apnews.com/article/palestinians-israel-gaza-contractors-aid-distribution-fe27f3ea83e06a09d66424eed7a5d56f Posted by…

Hamas leaders in Doha ‘told to give up personal weapons’ https://www.thetimes.com/article/38f9b1af-fb9c-4d42-9f2b-340800e6d31b?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Reddit#Echobox=1751489205 Posted by TimesandSundayTimes

The Coming Northern Showdown https://www.hoover.org/research/coming-northern-showdown Posted by HooverInstitution

Iran didn’t release the name of its new commander. So the Mossad revealed it on X https://www.ynetnews.com/article/syavw2grgg Posted…

North Korea to send as many as 30,000 troops to bolster Russia’s forces, Ukrainian officials say https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/02/europe/north-korea-troops-russia-ukraine-intl-cmd Posted…

Russian officer admits to downing Azerbaijani airliner in reported leak https://kyivindependent.com/russian-officer-admits-to-downing-azerbaijani-airliner-in-reported-leak/ Posted by AnneWiley