so they plan a trading route that, checks his notes, includes ...#trucks

#imec #g20 #newdelhi #india #bharat #uae #ksa #jordania #israel #greece #balkan (no route details, i d guess changes to port of venice, but if realllly #truck #gr #mk #rs #hu) #meme #mamema #memes #geopolitics

leads to wikipedia: https://rb.gy/rkwad
for further arduous elaborations, see comment

I'm pretty happy that my brain has decided to cool off with the #geopolitics obsession and veer towards #CDramas & #Kdramas instead. Yipee! Much healthier and way more fun.
As per my usual streak of obsessive topics, I've created a #Kdrama & #Cdrama blog, Youtube channel & podcast. To be fair, I've blogged about shows off and on, but thought it was best to consolidate it to one space to not confuse people who visit my personal site.
Blog: https://dramatea88.wordpress.com/

«For those under Moscow’s yoke, along with Ukrainians, Georgians and others, only disintegration can exorcise the demon of Russian imperialism. They would rather take their chances with a fragmented, disorderly Russia than face some future Putin. Western governments shudder at the prospect of that: a “time of troubles”, or smuta in Russian. They prefer stability to a smorgasbord of new countries. But that may not be on the menu.»

#russia #ukraine #politics #geopolitics

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/west-must-prepare-for-a-splintering-russia-j6jfpzr23

@HelloMrBond–09-14-23 LIVE –#OSINT #UkraineNews #WarinUkraine #opensource #intelligence #geopolitics: https://benborges.xyz/2023/09/11/hellomrbond-live-osint.html

@HelloMrBond–09-10-23 LIVE –#OSINT #UkraineNews #WarinUkraine #opensource #intelligence #geopolitics: https://benborges.xyz/2023/09/08/hellomrbond-live-osint.html

AI and the New Digital Cold War https://hbr.org/2023/09/ai-and-the-new-digital-cold-war #geopolitics #artificialintelligence #economics #internationaltrade

Lots of new people on this account, so it's time for a (new) little introduction!

Geopolitician, map and dataviz creator and enthusiast. Post a lot of map (imaginary or not), as well as my personal creations. You can also find various inspirations, discoveries, experiments, etc.

Main themes : #map #dataviz #geopolitics #cartography #space #art

In addition to #AfricanUnion suspension, #Gabon has also been suspended from #CentralAfrica bloc #ECCAS after its recent #coupdetat. https://www.africanews.com/2023/09/05/central-african-bloc-suspends-gabon-over-coup/

#africanews #AfricanPolitics #AU #politicalgeography #geography #geopolitics @geopolitics @geography

Last week we published another update to PolGeoNow's professional overview map of territorial control in #Ukraine, covering the situation in August. More info: https://polgeonow.com/2023/08/ukraine-map-of-russian-control.html

#conflictmapping #OSINT #conflicttracking #RussiaUkraineWar #geography #geopolitics @geopolitics @geography

An interesting debate about imperialism, capitalism and why there's a move towards a multipolar world. Justin Podur and Sam Gindin discussed this with such civility. We need more grounded debates like this.

#Geopolitics #Politics #China #USPol

http://elizabethtai.com/2023/09/05/interesting-podcast-multipolarity-schmultipolarity/

Next was a fabulous talk by Rosemary Salomone on #geopolitics and the rise of the #English language on the @lawfare
podcast. Salomone gives a sweeping historical account of language diffusion in the last few hundred years, the use of language as a tool of power, the current dominance of English, and the implications of that dominance. Highly recommend https://podcasts.google.com/u/1/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5hY2FzdC5jb20vcHVibGljL3Nob3dzLzYwNTE4YTUyZjY5YWE4MTVkMmRiYTQxYw/episode/NjRlZmY2MGMzYTY5NmUwMDExZDU3ODg0?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwjItLqt84qBAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQLA (5/8) #language

A beautiful introduction to the #Baltic: a sea whose name is a byword for cold in the UK is in fact a marvellous place to holiday, rich in history, culture, sports and beaches as well as #geopolitics as this piece in @TheEconomist makes clear..

🎁
The Baltic is delighted to be a NATO lake from The Economist
https://econ.st/45xxnzW

Interesting 3-month-old article on #geopolitics of #Greenland's highly-plausible future #independence from #Denmark. Ironically, #Russia worries that independence would make Greenland's foreign policy...less independent. https://jamestown.org/program/greenland-set-to-become-cockpit-of-controversy-between-east-and-west/

#Arctic #geography #NorthAmerica #dependencies @geopolitics @geography

Rusia se chinifica: de vigilar a opositores a extender la vigilancia digital a todos los ciudadanos.

Como consejo, si alguna vez vas a Rusia por turismo o por trabajo y vas a tener que utilizar a los operadores locales, no te conectes a Internet. Por lo menos no con tu móvil.

#ciberseguridad #cybersecurity #geopolitics #geopolítica

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/03/technology/russia-ukraine-surveillance-tech.html

DeepSec 2023 Press Release: DeepSec 2023 publishes Programme – This year’s conference focuses on language models and infrastructure
 

Everyone is discussing Artificial Intelligence language mo
https://blog.deepsec.net/deepsec-2023-press-release-deepsec-2023-publishes-programme-this-years-conference-focuses-on-language-models-and-infrastructure/
#Conference #Press #AI #AutomotiveIndustry #ConferenceProgramme #DeepSec2023 #disinformation #Geopolitics #PressRelease #SocialEngineering

In unprecedented move, report from a #UK legislative committee calls #Taiwan an "independent country". UK govt leadership still doesn't officially acknowledge Taiwan #independence.

https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-parliament-calls-taiwan-independent-country-report-says-james-cleverly-visit-china/

#defacto #defactostate #geopolitics #diplomacy #geography @geography @geopolitics

#Somalia govt forces last week captured #ElBur, last district center in central #Galmudug region controlled by #AlShabaab, though they later retreated from other key towns in the area.

https://www.voanews.com/a/somali-army-captures-elbur-district-a-major-al-shabab-base/7241788.html https://www.voanews.com/a/7245333.html

Though Somalia govt victories in Galmudug region are a big deal, Al Shabaab's core stronghold area in the south remains largely untouched.

#OSINT #conflictracking #geography #geopolitics #HornOfAfrica #Africa #military @geography @geopolitics

The rapid military base build-up from #Russia along its vast #Arctic coast leads to #NATO and the #Nordics playing catch-up. DW News reports from a joint exercise of air forces from #Norway, #Sweden, and #Finland, with commentary from Professor Katarzyna Zysk at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies.

#Geopolitics

https://youtu.be/BxqQqfDJ1Bc?si=4SXWdpWhS_jK1QvU

I want to talk about #Brics but I suspect I'll be attacked the moment I open my mouth because it isn't aligned with the current US narrative. 🙃
Better to talk about #CDramas on #mastodon. 😅
I may write a blog post of the notes I've made - I don't think I'm informed enough about #geopolitics to give a solid commentary, but the common topics I've seen around Brics:
- #dedollarization / use of local currencies
- #decolanization (touchy!)
- multipolar world

#Politics

It’s Never a Bad Time to Remind Ourselves That Henry Kissinger Is a Murderous War Criminal

>Unlike other war criminals from Richard Nixon to George W. Bush, Henry Kissinger’s reputation has never received public rehabilitation. He hasn’t needed it — despite his murderous rap sheet, the media and political establishment has always fawned over him.
https://jacobin.com/2023/08/henry-kissinger-war-crimes-realpolitik-rehabilitation/ #US #geopolitics