User:Achoicenotanecho/Geopolitics and international relations

World News

World news Western perspective:

• World News
• World news - United Press International
• World News - Reuters
• Wall Street Journal
• World news - Associated Press

World News - NonWestern perspective:

• Times of India - World news
• Hindustan Times - World news
• Wion News - World
• Russia Today - World news
• Hindustan Times - YouTube
• WION news
• Business basics - Mixed bag of quality, geopolitics

Non-Western international politics YouTube channels :

• The Duran
• The Caspian Report, Azerbaijan based, Mixed bag in terms of quality

World news. Data-driven UK YouTube video channel:

• Joe Blogs

Major powers: Western World, USA, European nations, China and Russia

Stephen Kotkin lectures

• Stephen Kotkin: Turning Points: Yesterday’s World, and Tomorrow’s

• Steve Kotkin - Sphere of influence lectures - 3 part series

The changing character of war - Peter Zeihan

• Peter Zeihan | The Changing Character of War, Peter Zeihan

Polarity (International relations)

• Polarity - International relations

Bipolar:

• The myth of multipolarity. What do the terms unipolar, bipolar and multipolar mean as far as international relations?

• The Myth of Multipolarity, American Power’s Staying Power, Foreign Affairs, April 18, 2023

• No, the World Is Not Multipolar, Foreign Affairs, September 22, 2023

• Multipolarity: What Is It Good For? (Discussion of the above Foreign Affairs article The Myth of Multipolarity, 2023)

• Essay: The 2023 BRICS Summit was a bunch of hoopla. We still don't live in a multipolar world.

• The multipolarity thesis: the verdict of Unhedged and Chartbook, FT, 2023 (Argues multipolarity is exaggerated. Focuses on financial)

• Why has the West been so successful? (Stephen Kotkin - Multipolar world is nonsense)

Middle Ground:

• 'A Multipolar World With Bipolar Features', video, Stratfor, 2023

Multiple views discussed:

• The Long unipolar moment?, Foreign Affairs, 2023 (Article with counter-response) - Focuses on multiple dimensions, etc.

Multipolar:

• Yes, the World Is Multipolar, and that isn’t bad news for the United States. - Foreign Policy, 2023

• A multipolar world can benefit both US and China: ex-FM George Yeo, The Star, 2023 (Singapore)

• US needs to accept it’s a multipolar world and work with China, South China Morning Post, 2023

• Piece by piece, the BRICS really are building a multipolar world, Atlantic Council, 2023

Focuses on the rise of non-state actors and the state having less power:

• The new age of multipolar, 5D war against the West has begun, The Australian, 2023 (See also: The Fate of the State by MARTIN VAN CREVELD)

Western World

• Why the West Won’t Collapse

USA

• These Are the 5 Reasons Why the U.S. Remains the World’s Only Superpower
• I’ve Experienced This Cultural Moment Before … in Russia - Decline of the USA and Christian response

• The United States will be the leading power in the world for the foreseeable future

Europe

File:There are no atheists on a sinking ship.jpg

According to a September 2022 Ipsos poll, 7 in 10 Britons agree that the UK is in decline.

As the HMS United Kingdom was going down, Britons could be heard saying, "We shouldn't have put Charles Darwin on our currency. God is not mocked. We are reaping what we sowed."

European News:

• TLDR Euronews YouTube channel
• Breitbart - Europe
• Europe - Bing news
• France 24 - Europe
• Politico Europe
• Europe - Euronews
• Europe - Google News

Other:

• EU records lowest birthrate amid a steady 60-year decline
• Why is Europe losing the will to breed?- Irish Times, 2016
• David Harsanyi – On Busting the Myth of European Superiority
• Everything You Hear About Europe is Wrong
• David Harsanyi: “Eurotrash”—Rejecting the Failed Ideas of a Dying Continent
• David Harsanyi, Author of "Eurotrash" on The Interview with Hugh Hewitt

Europe's anti-Americanism post start of Russia vs. Ukraine War:

• Europe’s anti-American itch, Politico, 2022

Classical liberalism view:

Eurotrash: Why America Must Reject the Failed Ideas of a Dying Continent:

• Death Wish - Eurotrash: Why America Must Reject the Failed Ideas of a Dying Continent - Claremont Review of Books
• Eurotrash: Why America Must Reject the Failed Ideas of a Dying Continent - book

The deindustrialization of Germany/Europe (Europe's economic engine):

• The deindustrialization of Germany (Europe's economic engine)

• Europe Is Losing Its Factories

China

• China Uncensored
• South China Morning Post
• New China TV

China:

• The End of China? - Nomad capitalist
• '10 years left': This famed geopolitical analyst says China will collapse in the next decade — here are 3 key numbers that could support his contrarian forecast, Yahoo News, April 2023
• The Protestant Work Ethic: Alive & Well…In China

Japan

• Why Japan Rejects Western Style Globalism

Russia

• Russia - economy
• Russia GDP per capita PPP
• Urals oil price

News:

• Moscow Times (con)
• Inside Russia (Con)
• Peter Zeihan - Russia (Con)
• Stephen Kotkin - Russia (Con)
• Stephen Kotin - Putin (Con)
• Joe Blogs - Russia (Con)

• John Mearsheimer - Middle of the road, but leans Russia
• Steve Turley - Middle of the road, but leans Russia

• The Duran (Pro)
• Russia Today (Pro)
• Sputnik International (pro)

Overview:

• A brief history of Russia with Sergei Guriev
• Unwrapping The Enigma, Mystery And Riddle: Stephen Kotkin Explains Russia To Andrew Roberts
• Vlad Vexler
• A LOOK AT RUSSIAN CIVILIZATION: POWER, TRUTH, TRUST, AND WAR
• U.S–Russia Relations, with Stephen Kotkin, August 2022
• The Psychology of an Isolated Russia - Stephen Kotkin
• Isaiah Berlin Memorial Lecture 2018: Stephen Kotkin - Sir Isaiah Berlin was a Russian-British social and political theorist, philosopher, and historian of ideas
• 5 More Questions For Stephen Kotkin: Ukraine Edition
• What is Eurasia? - Stephen Kotkin
• Russia and the West: A Historical Perspective.
• Political abuse of psychiatry in Russia

Essay: Why I am not bullish on Russia's future and The true impact of a year of war on Russia's economy

Russian culture - positive character traits:

• Russian culture - core concepts
• 5 Characteristics of Russian Culture I Have Learned from My Host Family While Teaching English

Russia and fertility rate and demographics:

• Russia's fertility rate
• Demographics of the Orthodox Christain world by Peter Zeihan
• Russia's Demographic Crisis Explained - TLDR News
• Updates on Russian Demographics
• (Russia is DONE) Russia's Catastrophic Demographics Collapse is Here.

Putin:

• Vladimir Putin - history and analysis

Ukraine:

• The Chris Hedges Report: The truth about Ukraine with Medea Benjamin - History of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia (And U.S. involvement)
• Why it’s wrong to assume American evangelicals are siding with Russia over Ukraine

Blog on Russia:

In Moscow's Shadows

Post Western World notion

• A Post Western World? A Disturbing Interview With Prof. Harry Redner - Part 1

• A Post Western World? A Disturbing Interview With Prof. Harry Redner - Part 2

Decline of nations:

• Decline of nations - Daniel Greenfield's blog

Map of world by population size

• Map of world by population size

Peter Zeihan's view

Peter Zeihan is an American geopolitical analyst and author.

• What Will The World Look Like in Five Years?

• The Old World Order Is About To Collapse - Peter Zeihan - 2022

• Peter Zeihan Warns End Of Great Powers Will Bring Famine And Destruction For Smaller Nations -2022

• Who will Dominate the Geopolitical System in this Decade

Geopolitics and international relations YouTube channels

Geopolitics and Empire - Features people from the right, center and left (Conducts interviews with prominent international experts on a wide-range of topics. Past guests have included diplomats, government officials, whistleblowers, soldiers, spies, economists, academics, scientists, wealthy investors, dissidents, journalists, and musicians.):

• Geopolitics & Empire

• Geopolitics and Empire - Apple Podcast

• Geopolitics and Empire - Soundcloud

Popular International relations and geopolitics:

• Zeihan on Geopolitics - Pro-Western

• Geopolitical Futures - George Friedman

• Caspian Report, Azerbaijan

• John Mearsheimer's substack

Nikola Mikovic - Serbian (Tries to be objective realistic)

• Nikola Mikovic - Twitter

• Nikola Mikovic - Muckrack

• Nikola Mikovic - Diplomaticourier.com

• Nikola Mikovic - Lowy Institute

• Nikola Mikovic - Arab News

• Nikola Mikovic, American Purpose

Pro-Western YouTube channels:

• Foreign Affairs

• Geopolitico - Run by Infographics channel guy

• The Economist

• RANE (Related to Stratfor)

• Stratfor website

• StratNewsGlobal

• Geopolitical Futures

• Centre for Geopolitics - UK

• Gefira Channel - Netherlands

• Geopolitics Daily - Greece, Very Pro-Western

India:

• Amit Sengupta
• DEF - TALKS by Aadi - India focused
• World Affairs
• WION
• Crux
• Study IQ

Pro-Russia, semi anti-Western:

• The Duran

• Alexander Mercouris

• Alex Christoforou

• The New Atlas

International relations websites - Pro-Western

• Foreign Affairs

• The Diplomat - Asia Pacific - Affiliated with the Center for Strategic and International Studies

• Foreign Policy (Founded by Samuel Huntington, but endorsed Hillary Clinton)

Israel

• Why Evangelical Christians Love Israel | VICE on HBO

NATO

• NATO–Russia relations

China and Christianity

• This fascinating map shows the new religious breakdown in China

What would a post-communist China look like?

• What Comes After the Communist Party in China?

World map

• World Map

World map by population

• World map by population, 2018

Major power politics in the 21st century for the foreseeable future

John Mearsheimer's view

• The 2022 Holberg Debate w/ John Mearsheimer and Carl Bildt: Ukraine, Russia, China and the West
• John Mearsheimer: The West is playing Russian roulette
• Russians and NATO both feel that they cannot lose - War could drag on at a lower level for years and this is a dangerous situation.

Peter Zeihan's view

• The Old World Order Is About To Collapse - Peter Zeihan - 2022

• Peter Zeihan Warns End Of Great Powers Will Bring Famine And Destruction For Smaller Nations -2022

Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order by Ray Dalio

• Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order by Ray Dalio -2022 (Ray Dahlio has some good ideas, but he is inconsistent when it comes to China[1])

Changing civilizational world order

• Civilizational World Order w/Dr. Steve Turley - Listen to this

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