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Hello all! Welcome to the Pivot! The purpose of this podcast is to discuss in detail the geopolitical implications of the 21st century as we gravitate from a definite American unipolar international order to a nascent multi-faceted, multi-polar international system. This podcast looks to extensively address the question "how did we get to where we are now?" and the question, "where do we go from now?"
In order to do this, we must understand the powers of history, civilization development, technology, identity, and geography so that we can properly shed light on the true realities of our world. Through monologues, dialogues, interviews, and open-ended discussions, the Pivot seeks to provide a platform of intellectual engagement, assessments, awareness, and a learning environment! This podcast hopes to accomplish a new understanding of international relations, international security, and national security as we embrace and confront new challenges to the sustaining of our political institutions! This is intended to be a fun yet informative podcast hosted and organized by ambitious, knowledgeable, and determined individuals that wish to raise awareness and live lives of service to government, more specifically foreign policy, defense, and national security.
In order to do this, we must understand the powers of history, civilization development, technology, identity, and geography so that we can properly shed light on the true realities of our world. Through monologues, dialogues, interviews, and open-ended discussions, the Pivot seeks to provide a platform of intellectual engagement, assessments, awareness, and a learning environment! This podcast hopes to accomplish a new understanding of international relations, international security, and national security as we embrace and confront new challenges to the sustaining of our political institutions! This is intended to be a fun yet informative podcast hosted and organized by ambitious, knowledgeable, and determined individuals that wish to raise awareness and live lives of service to government, more specifically foreign policy, defense, and national security.
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Russia has initiated the long awaited invasion of Ukraine beginning on Wednesday, February 23rd. Today, the world has bore witness to the mass conventional mobilization and warfare operations of the Russian Federation into Eastern, Northern, and Southern Ukraine. The world continues to bear witness to the brutalities of war in the modern war as this is the current greatest conventional and hybrid warfare crisis post-Cold War. However, this conflict provides crucial insight on how warfare can be conducted moving forward with the utilizing of modern technology and asymmetric DIMEFIL tools to craft strategic spaces and obtain tactical advantages in a given moment. The George Kennan Roundtable looks to examine these through light banter and very minimal swearing BUT provide crucial geopolitical analysis, military tactic(s) understanding, scenario discussions, and aftermath evaluations.
Through the evaluation of the Chinese strategy, modern geo-economic principles can be analyzed as the usage of military force has diminished while geo-economic and financial-based statecraft tools have increased in order to garner geo-strategic posturing and global influences. This series looks to examine such.
What's better than your standard geopolitical monologue? A bunch of young, up and coming geopolitical practitioners coming together to discuss the random geopolitical topics of the day with the help of a little wine and bacon bourbon! Welcome to the George Kennan Club, where we laugh, discuss, articulate, challenge, and just enjoy the company of fellow geopoliticians trying to make sense of the anarchic world we dwell. There is very minor explicit language such as "hell" and "damn" but I mean hey, speak your speech!
North Korea's military strategic thought is intertwined and explained by the culture and theatrical governance enforced by the Kim Dynasty.
This unique group conversation on current geopolitical trends is one that is unscripted and will be a weekly addition to the Geopolitical Pivot podcast as we have serious conversations about the current status and conditions of the United States, the West, and our adversaries. Through a discussion ranging from the recent cyber operations alleged by Russia against the United States to a conversation on why the United States and the West no longer have a strategic definition of Victory while suffering from strategic atrophy and a lack of will to ensure the current 76 year old international rules-based liberal order.
The Calculated Chinese Strategy of Intellectual & Technological Deception to Achieve The Under-Heaven System
Join the Geopolitical Pivot cast as we interview Retired Diplomatic Security Special Agent Cody Perron in a blockbuster episode highlighting his impressive background in the Marines and Diplomatic Security, education background, current geopolitical trend analysis and implications of the Russia-Ukraine war, and Perron's current Bureau of School Security initiative for domestic school security, and his book entitled "Agents Unknown: True Stories of Life as a Special Agent in the Diplomatic Security Service".Definitely an interview you do want to miss! Definitely recommend giving a follow and taking a listen to Cody Perron on his podcast and Instagram "Off The X", join his patreon, and give a Twitter follow!The Geopolitical Pivot thanks Cody Perron for his time to join us for this episode! Enjoy!
Members of the George Kennan Group rise from the geopolitical unknowns once more and provides a returning hour long conversation specifically on Iran's involvement in Ukraine, Iranian drones and ballistic missiles Russia has a growing appetite for, and why Iran may see the deteriorating strategic partnership between Saudi Arabia and the United States as a long term victory. Secondly, GKG discusses the growing internal divisions of Iran but more importantly, what the Tehran national security nightmare is! We will be returning with group episodes once every two weeks and will begin special guest interviews as well! We are back....for good for good. If you love the content, be sure to subscribe and share!
Military Operations are not the sole answers to addressing Sahelian extremism
To combat China, the United States must pursue an Indo-Pacific multilateral Active Defense mechanism to contain aggressive Chinese regional posturing and growing A2/AD capabilities
The three main components to ensure primacy and military superiority: capability, capacity, and readiness. Without capability, there is no capacity. Without capacity, there is no readiness.
For the first time in centuries, the centers of global power are not concentrated on the European continent as 2 periphery states, China and the United States, compete to mold the future of the international system. Whether it is the continuation of the Washington Consensus or the dawn of the Tianxia "All Under Heaven" System, the current multipolar world is more multi-faceted than ever before. To better understand the foundation of modern Chinese strategic political and military thinking, it is essential to understand the 36 Stratagems in relation to the agenda of the Chinese Communist Party around the world. Through an evaluation of the Stratagems, NOT STRATEGIES, the mystique that wraps around the Chinese halls of power can be gradually cleared.
Afghanistan is unfortunately positioned in one of the top historically geopolitical regions in the world as it is centered at the center of South Asia, Central Asia, Far-East Asia, and the Middle East. From the 2020 Global Terrorism Index, Afghanistan remains the number one country for global terrorism and terror-related incidents due to the Taliban. To understand the Taliban, it is important to understand Afghanistan.
Global terrorism has been on a consecutive decline over the past 5 years; however, the acts of terrorism appear to remain a part of daily news. It is imperative to explore this dynamic trend as islamic jihadism appears to be decreasing while right-wing extremism and terrorism are on the increase.Fun fact: Right-wing extremism in the Western World is the highest it has been in the past 50 years!
The Asia-Pacific is experiencing Great Power Contestation for Its Future. This series seeks to unpack the contested region and bring to light pressing matters and realities that can no longer be ignored. Good friend and upcoming young practitioner of Asia-Pacific geopolitics Joseph Ross was gracious to come on and begin the discussion that will lead into future episodes about the contested Asia-Pacific!
The Geopolitical Pivot Podcast is back for good with a returning episode discussing China's maritime militia and fishing vessels in the South China Sea as tensions continue to increase between Beijing and Washington DC. The usage of these maritime militia serves to provide China with plausible deniability while carefully crafting its own strategic maritime advantage in the South China Sea. Seeking to make the 9 Dash Line a reality, Beijing will continue to use maritime militias and fishing vessels as the main maritime force to address territorial disputes. However, there are major institutional problems such as chain of command and financing that prohibits the PRC's maritime militias from becoming significant professional additions to the PRC's military-security apparatus. This will only increase tensions and the probabilities of instability. It is good to be back!
Hello Hello! Welcome back to The Geopolitical Pivot Podcast! We, the George Kennan Roundtable, surely missed creating these shows for you all. Good news though! We are back for good and will be returning to weekly podcast uploads! We have more good news. The people behind the scenes of The Geopolitical Pivot podcast has officially started a company Aethon Enterprises LLC to provide audiences and clients modern national security assessments and solutions to modern problems, trends, and developments!If you love what we do here at the Geopolitical Pivot, give us a follow, like, and share on the social media pages listed below:Insta: @aethon_newsTwitter: @AetgonEnterpri1Tik-Tok: @aethon_newsLinkedIn: Aethon EnterprisesWe would love any and all social media follows and likes to help us with the algorithms to garner more exposure so we can provide even more content to you all! #geopolitics #pelosi #china #russia #taiwan #taiwanstraitcrisis #ukrainerussiawar #geopoliticalrisk #MacKinderTheory #maritimesecurity #maritimeinsecurity #taipei #beijing #USCongress
In a new sort of formatting segment here on the Pivot, Host Semaj McDowell interviews Geopolitical Pivot contributor Tyrese Garvie, who hails from the UK, to discuss climate change contributions to mass migrations while providing a quick note on the complex position of Russia with West Europe and the UK.
The Boys are back in town!! The Roundtable is back at it again with a second episode discussing some of the Russian weapons, tactics, and scenarios currently positioned and unfolding near the Ukrainian border. As the current tensions continue to spiral out of control, the three amigos look to have yet another discussion on what is going on and why it matters!
Tune in to listen to an interview with the CEO and Editor-in-Chief of the Realist Review Publication. The Realist Review aims to foster intellectual discussion by providing a platform for new voices to share their opinions on international affairs. The Realist Review seeks to empower voices who favor diplomacy over war and restraint over confrontation.
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