Tag: Geopolitics

Is Israel Too Dependent on the United States?
By September 1, 2024 Read More →

Is Israel Too Dependent on the United States?

The Biden administration’s decision to cut off weapons supplies to Israel during the war in Gaza has raised concerns that the Jewish state is overly dependent on the United States for its security.

Posted in: Geopolitics, Middle East
Iran Wants Jordan
By July 1, 2024 Read More →

Iran Wants Jordan

Iran is stirring up anti-government sentiment in Jordan, with the goal of toppling King Abdullah II and replacing his regime with one led by Hamas.

Posted in: Geopolitics, Middle East
Geopolitical Ramifications of Israel-Hamas War
By May 4, 2024 Read More →

Geopolitical Ramifications of Israel-Hamas War

Soeren Kern, a geopolitical analyst and writing fellow for Middle East Forum joins us on The Christian Worldview to explain what is going on in the Middle East and how it’s related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and China’s sabre-rattling against Taiwan.

Posted in: Geopolitics, Middle East
Return of the Two-State Solution
By May 1, 2024 Read More →

Return of the Two-State Solution

Hamas’s October 7 massacre of more than a thousand Israelis, and Israel’s forceful military response to the slaughter, has revived international calls for a so-called two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Posted in: Geopolitics, Middle East
Russia is No Friend of Israel
By January 1, 2024 Read More →

Russia is No Friend of Israel

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s robust support for Hamas after its October massacre of more than 1,400 Israelis has shattered long-standing illusions that Russia is a friend of Israel.

Posted in: Geopolitics, Middle East
U.S. Release of Iranian Assets Creates Conundrum for Israel
By November 1, 2023 Read More →

U.S. Release of Iranian Assets Creates Conundrum for Israel

Critics are accusing President Joe Biden’s administration of succumbing to extortion in its recent decision to give the Islamic Republic of Iran access to some $6 billion in frozen assets in exchange for the release of five Americans wrongfully held in Iranian prisons.

Posted in: Geopolitics, Middle East
How the War in Israel Could Reshape the World Order
By October 14, 2023 Read More →

How the War in Israel Could Reshape the World Order

Soeren Kern, a geopolitical analyst and writing fellow for the Middle East Forum, joins us today on the Christian Worldview Radio Program to explain many of the issues surrounding the Israel-Hamas war.

Posted in: Geopolitics, Middle East
Why Did Vladimir Putin Invade Ukraine?
By March 14, 2022 Read More →

Why Did Vladimir Putin Invade Ukraine?

Why did Putin invade Ukraine? Western analysts, commentators and officials have put forth eight differing but complementary theories try to explain Putin’s actions, motives and objectives.

Posted in: Geopolitics
Biden Administration Kills Israel-to-Europe Gas Pipeline
By February 15, 2022 Read More →

Biden Administration Kills Israel-to-Europe Gas Pipeline

The Biden administration has abruptly withdrawn American support for the Eastern Mediterranean (EastMed) pipeline, a project aimed at shipping natural gas from Israel to European markets.

Posted in: Energy, Geopolitics
Russia to NATO: Commit Suicide or Face War
By January 6, 2022 Read More →

Russia to NATO: Commit Suicide or Face War

Russia has threatened war if the United States and its NATO allies fail to comply — unconditionally — with sweeping demands for a new security arrangement in Europe.

Posted in: Geopolitics
European Army: Rhetoric versus Reality
By November 7, 2021 Read More →

European Army: Rhetoric versus Reality

European federalists seeking to transform the 27-member European Union into a European superstate — a so-called United States of Europe — have revived a decades-old proposal to build a European army.

Posted in: Geopolitics
Poland Claws Back Sovereignty from European Union
By October 26, 2021 Read More →

Poland Claws Back Sovereignty from European Union

Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal has ruled that Polish law takes precedence over European Union law. The landmark ruling, which seeks to reassert national sovereignty over certain judicial matters, has called into question the legitimacy of the EU’s supranational legal and political order.

Posted in: Europe, European Union