1.0Soeren Kern | Geopolitical Perspectives on Europe, America and the Middle Easthttps://soerenkern.com/webrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="VpJ7eDLoqz"><a href="https://soerenkern.com/web/about/">About</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://soerenkern.com/web/about/embed/#?secret=VpJ7eDLoqz" width="600" height="338" title="“About” — Soeren Kern | Geopolitical Perspectives on Europe, America and the Middle East" data-secret="VpJ7eDLoqz" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://soerenkern.com/web/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script>     I am a geopolitical analyst with more than 30 years of experience in foreign policy and global affairs. My geographic focus is on America, Europe, and the Middle East, and my subject matter expertise is on U.S. foreign policy, European politics, and transatlantic defense- and security-related issues. In recent years I have devoted […]https://soerenkern.com/web/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/kernsoeren.webp10241024