The Global Questions Series
The Global Questions Series will discuss the biggest problems we face today. These questions pinpoint issues surrounding life on Earth, or potential iterations of future life on Earth. I'll start each problem by posting a piece in the Global Questions Series. I hope that others, whether agreeing or disagreeing with me, will add to my work. Over time, together we might forge some useful solutions to the problems we face.
The Global Questions Series: Number 16 - A Clash Between Idealism and Realism
The Ying and Yang Of International Relations
Global Questions - Number 14: More Key Geopolitical Principles
26 More Principles To Determine Why Geopolitical Actors Behave The Way They Do
The Global Questions Series - Number 13: Key Geopolitical Principles
26 Principles To Determine Why Geopolitical Actors Behave The Way They Do
Global Questions – Number 9: Scenario Analysis Framework
How To Be Better Informed About The Past, And The Potential Future(s)
Global Questions Series: Number 7 - The US Presidential Debate Takeaways
Contents Introduction Key Takeaways Consequences Of The Debate Concluding Remarks Bitesize Edition In the CNN US Presidential Election, we saw a man who is cognitively a shadow of his former self come up against a pathological liar. Keep in mind these are the candidates who were chosen to potentially lead for the next four years.
The Global Questions Series: Number 6 – Power, Conflict, and War
Contents Introduction The World Has Gone MAD Countries Existing Peacefully The Power Transition Theory Zero-Sum Game of Power Transition and Competition Negative-Sum Game of Power Transition and Competition Israel-Egypt Peace Power Transition Without MAD
The Global Questions Series: Number 5 – The Brink, And How To Pull Back From It
Contents Brinkmanship Rhetoric or Action? The Cold War Declining U.S. Power or Self-Inflicted Isolation Bad Actors and The Brink Concluding Remarks Bitesize Edition It can seem like we’re growing in geopolitical tension as we trend towards a multipolar world. Within this environment, how the players in the game of geopolitics interact with one another is of great importance.
The Global Questions Series: Number 4 – The Chances Of A Wider Middle Eastern Regional Conflict
Contents Introduction – Iran vs Israel The United States Israel Iran Concluding Remarks Bitesize Edition All eyes are on the Middle East right now, with the Israeli attack on the Iranian Consulate in Damascus seemingly contributing to rising escalations.
The Global Questions Series: Number 3 – Power, Hegemony, Conflict, and War On Midgard
Contents Introduction Power Transition Theory Hegemonic Stability Theory The Four Models of Hegemonic Stability Theory Why Hegemonies Collapse – Thucydides, His Pesky Trap, And The Arrival of Multipolarity Generations of Warfare The New Age of Warfare In A Multipolar World
The Global Questions Series: Number 2 – Midgard
Contents Introduction Biden and Xi: A Fight For Market Share Vice Presidency Relationship China and The United States Relations Relationships in Geopolitics – Their Importance The Current System – The Game Theory of US-China Relations Biden and Xi: Win-Win or Lose-Lose?
The Global Questions Series - Number 1: The Russia-Ukraine War - Part 2
Contents Introduction Territory – Why Russia Still Fights For It? Poland, The Baltics, Belarus, and The Suwalki Gap Not Another Russian Coup! Prigozhin’s Days Were Numbered East and West Ukraine – The Problems The Russia-Ukraine Paradoxes – What Can’t Be Solved?
Global Questions Series – Number 1: The Russia-Ukraine War - Part 1
Where Have We Been? The city of Kyiv has a long and deep cultural history. Its founding year is debated to be 482. The Golden Age of Kyiv began in the 10th-12th century as a part of Kievan Rus, a region of which Kyiv was the capital. The Dneiper River, like most major cities of the past, provided transport, faster trade movement, and water for irrigation, agriculture, and drinking. Hence Kyiv was one of the cities that thrived during this period and had the conditions to be the location of a great city.