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Mastering Geopolitics
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Este é um canal que foca em política internacional e geopolítica, oferecendo perspectivas independentes alinhadas ao Sul Global.

This is a channel focused on international politics and geopolitics, providing perspectives aligned with the Global South.
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Is the U.S. under Trump going through a Hobbesian Moment?
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Is the U.S. under Trump going through a Hobbesian Moment?
As Trump reconfigures U.S. foreign policy around force, rivalry, and unilateralism, a Hobbesian logic of insecurity now reverberates at home, where episodes such as the deadly ICE operation in Minneap
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January 10, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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En Europe, les voix dissidentes sont de plus en plus marginalisées ou réduites au silence, tels que George Galloway, Jacques Baud, Xavier Moreau ou Euractiv ont été systématiquement délégitimés, écartés des plateformes médiatiques ou qualifiés de désinformations.

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Ukraine : l’Europe contribue-t-elle à l’enlisement du conflit ?
Pourquoi les négociations sont bloquées et pourquoi un conflit long et encadré devient l’issue par défaut.
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January 7, 2026 at 8:08 PM
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The US Intervention in Venezuela and the Limits of International Law: Power Projection and the End of Strategic Ambiguity in the Americas
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The US Intervention in Venezuela and the Limits of International Law: Power Projection and the End of Strategic Ambiguity in the Americas
Far from improvisation, the event signals a deliberate reassertion of US hemispheric dominance with far-reaching geopolitical consequences.
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January 6, 2026 at 7:13 PM
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From Democratic Illusions to Transactional Power: Venezuela in Trump’s Strategic Calculus
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From Democratic Illusions to Transactional Power: Venezuela in Trump’s Strategic Calculus
The spectacle surrounding María Corina Machado reveals not a personal misstep, but the brutal logic of a geopolitical order in which legitimacy no longer competes with interests.
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January 6, 2026 at 1:05 PM
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The U.S. Invades Venezuela and Kidnaps President Nicolás Maduro
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The U.S. Invades Venezuela and Kidnaps President Nicolás Maduro
A swift US-led operation abducted Nicolás Maduro without meaningful resistance, exposing the extent of prior strategic penetration and institutional paralysis within Venezuela.
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January 3, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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Trump-Zelensky Meeting in Mar-a-Lago: Lessons for Geopolitical Analysts
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Trump-Zelensky Meeting in Mar-a-Lago: Lessons for Geopolitical Analysts
The Trump–Zelensky meeting in Florida confirmed that the Ukraine war is entering a phase defined less by diplomacy than by military facts on the ground.
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December 30, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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The continued relevance of the Mackinder-Spykman geopolitical tradition
Why geopolitical thought matters?

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The continued relevance of the Mackinder-Spykman geopolitical tradition
By Frederico Bordonaro
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December 29, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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The Beginning of the End for Europe’s Old Security Order: Towards a Geoeconomic Architecture Emerging from the Washington–Moscow Dynamic
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The Beginning of the End for Europe’s Old Security Order: Towards a Geoeconomic Architecture Emerging from the Washington–Moscow Dynamic
Europe’s long-standing security framework is undergoing profound strain, increasingly overshadowed by economic instruments that shape geopolitical influence.
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December 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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The Founding of the Saudi Kingdom
This episode marked a decisive turning point in Middle Eastern history and paved the way for the creation of Saudi Arabia a few years later. open.substack.com/pub/josricar...
The Founding of the Saudi Kingdom
Today, one hundred years ago, the Kingdom of Hejaz came to an end with the abdication of King Ali ibn Hussein, the last Hashemite ruler of the region.
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December 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Autoritarismo Hemisférico: a Doutrina Monroe Reconfigurada como o “Corolário Trump.”
O chamado “Corolário Trump” é mais do que um gesto simbólico: sinaliza uma adesão deliberada à lógica da política de poder em todo o continente americano.
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Autoritarismo Hemisférico: a Doutrina Monroe Reconfigurada como o “Corolário Trump”
Ao reinterpretar a Doutrina Monroe a partir de um prisma nacional-populista, Donald Trump procura reafirmar a hegemonia norte-americana num momento de acirrada rivalidade estratégica com a China.
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December 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Donald Trump cherche à restaurer l’hégémonie américaine dans un contexte de compétition stratégique avec la Chine. Le « corollaire Trump » annonce une politique de puissance assumée dans les Amériques. open.substack.com/pub/josricar...
Autoritarisme hémisphérique : la doctrine Monroe détournée par le « corollaire Trump »
En réinventant la doctrine Monroe sous une forme national-populiste, Donald Trump cherche à restaurer l’hégémonie américaine dans un contexte de compétition stratégique avec la Chine. Le «corollaire..
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December 19, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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Reimagining the Monroe Doctrine through a national-populist lens,Trump aims to reassert American hegemony at a time of strategic rivalry with China.The “Trump Corollary” is more than a symbolic gesture: it's a deliberate embrace of power politics across the Americas open.substack.com/pub/josricar...
Hemispheric Authoritarianism: the Monroe Doctrine Recast as the “Trump Corollary”
By reimagining the Monroe Doctrine through a national-populist lens, Donald Trump aims to reassert American hegemony at a time of strategic rivalry with China. The “Trump Corollary” is more than a sym
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December 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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What is the new American strategy for Europe and NATO?
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What is the new American strategy for Europe and NATO?
The new National Security Strategy identifies a long-term European malaise — economic decline, demographic pressures, regulatory sclerosis — that must be corrected to remain a reliable U.S. partner.
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December 17, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Bolsonaro Convicted: Brazil’s Judiciary Defends Democracy Against a Coup Attempt
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Bolsonaro Convicted: Brazil’s Judiciary Defends Democracy Against a Coup Attempt
The conviction of Jair Bolsonaro and his top allies for plotting a coup marks a historic turning point in Brazil, as the judiciary asserts itself as guardian of democracy against authoritarian threats
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December 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Here are the key elements of the new U.S. National Security Strategy, released on 5 December 2025, that refer specifically to Europe and NATO
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What is the new American strategy for Europe and NATO?
The new National Security Strategy identifies a long-term European malaise — economic decline, demographic pressures, regulatory sclerosis — that must be corrected to remain a reliable U.S. partner.
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December 6, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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The Empty Chair That Shook Europe: What Washington’s No-Show at NATO Really Signals
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The Empty Chair That Shook Europe: What Washington’s No-Show at NATO Really Signals
Washington’s absence from the NATO ministerial was not a scheduling mishap but a strategic signal. The empty chair revealed a shifting hierarchy of priorities that leaves the continent exposed.
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December 4, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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The idea of a “Common destiny for humanity” resonates today like a promise that has been abandoned. Europe, once the cradle of the Enlightenment, finds itself at a crossroads: between a logic of war shaped by a Western military-financial nexus.... open.substack.com/pub/josricar...
The Shared Destiny of Humanity: Peace as Resistance to a Programmable War
Europe aligns itself with a logic of confrontation and rearmament; the question is no longer moral but strategic: can it still imagine its security beyond American dependence and the clash of blocs?
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December 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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The Indo-Pacific today operates through overlapping spheres of power: a US-led security system, a Chinese-centred economic geography, an Indian sphere of autonomy and a network of middle powers capable of shaping norms and buffering tensions. open.substack.com/pub/josricar...
Asia Power in Transition: Understanding the Lowy Institute’s Asia Power Index
Discover how to navigate in the Indo-Pacific power system. The dominance of U.S. power in the region is far from being absolute.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Merz made discourteous comment about Brazil after returning from COP30, likely prompted by participants walking out of a thematic side event in response to his comments on migration and Germany’s support for Israel. Merz is seen in Brazil as a far-right politician
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Germany or Brazil: POLITICO makes a playful comparison after Merz’s rude remarks after returning from the COP30 in Belém
Merz made discourteous comment about Brazil after COP30, likely prompted by participants walking out of a thematic side event in response to his comments on migration and Germany’s support for Israel.
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November 22, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Let Ukrainian People Decide Their Fate: Referendum Now!
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Let Ukrainian People Decide Their Fate: Referendum Now!
There is, in fact and in perception, a wide ocean between the United States and Europe regarding the war in Ukraine.
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November 23, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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Why Are Belgium’s F-35s Grounded? When a €5.6 Billion Jet Meets a Country Too Small to Fly It
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Why Are Belgium’s F-35s Grounded? When a €5.6 Billion Jet Meets a Country Too Small to Fly It
Belgium has taken delivery of its first F-35s, yet the country cannot fully operate them: its airspace is simply too narrow for the aircraft’s advanced training needs.
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December 3, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Jowett & O’Donnell, in political communication/propaganda studies, define propaganda as “the deliberate, systematic attempt to shape perceptions, manipulate cognitions, and direct behaviour to achieve a response that furthers the desired intent of the propagandist.” open.substack.com/pub/josricar...
Propaganda, Cognitive Warfare, and Europe’s Path to Self-Destruction
Media narratives, a superiority complex, and psychological battles are shaping Europe’s future. Europe’s self-image as a “garden” blinds it to global realities, while irrational narratives about war r
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December 2, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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The idea of a “Common destiny for humanity” resonates today like a promise that has been abandoned. Europe, once the cradle of the Enlightenment, finds itself at a crossroads: between a logic of war shaped by a Western military-financial nexus.... open.substack.com/pub/josricar...
The Shared Destiny of Humanity: Peace as Resistance to a Programmable War
Europe aligns itself with a logic of confrontation and rearmament; the question is no longer moral but strategic: can it still imagine its security beyond American dependence and the clash of blocs?
open.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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The Indo-Pacific today operates through overlapping spheres of power: a US-led security system, a Chinese-centred economic geography, an Indian sphere of autonomy and a network of middle powers capable of shaping norms and buffering tensions. open.substack.com/pub/josricar...
Asia Power in Transition: Understanding the Lowy Institute’s Asia Power Index
Discover how to navigate in the Indo-Pacific power system. The dominance of U.S. power in the region is far from being absolute.
open.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Let Ukrainian People Decide Their Fate: Referendum Now!
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Let Ukrainian People Decide Their Fate: Referendum Now!
There is, in fact and in perception, a wide ocean between the United States and Europe regarding the war in Ukraine.
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November 23, 2025 at 11:32 AM