Geopolitical Horizons

Behind talk of allies, enemies, democracy and international law lies a world driven by power, interests, rivalry and strategic necessity. In this episode, we break down 10 things you need to understand about geopolitics to make sense of how the world actually works.

Three years after October 7, 2023, the Middle East has been transformed.What began with the Hamas-led attack on Israel and Israel’s subsequent war in Gaza developed into a much wider regional confrontation — reshaping Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Iran’s position, Israel’s security strategy and America’s role across the region.In this episode of the Geopolity Podcast, we look beyond the daily headlines and ask a bigger question: what has actually changed after three years of war?

Five years after the United States withdrew from Afghanistan and the Taliban returned to power, what has actually changed?In this episode, we are joined by Mustafa Mustaan from the Fikr Institute - https://fikr.institute/index.html, to assess Afghanistan after five years of Taliban rule. We examine what the Taliban have achieved since 2021, how their government functions, whether they have delivered greater security and how they have managed an economy cut off from much of the international financial system.

One of our analysts has just returned from a trip across the US. In this episode, we get his perspective from the ground on a country undergoing major political and social change.Is support for Donald Trump beginning to fall? Is the MAGA movement splintering? Are American attitudes towards Israel changing? And what does the growing political influence of Muslim Americans tell us about the direction of US politics? We also explore the approaching midterm elections and the divisions within the Democratic Party, before looking beyond domestic politics to America's changing relationship with the rest of the world.

The global order is changing — but where is it heading?In this Q&A podcast we answer your questions on the biggest issues shaping the world today. Has the United States lost its war with Iran? Could Iran already possess the components needed for nuclear weapons? How much influence does Israel wield over US foreign policy? And are we witnessing the decline of the American-led world order?The discussion goes beyond the Middle East to examine the emergence of a multipolar world, the future of Britain and Europe, Pakistan's growing regional challenges, political change in Bangladesh, the possibility of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, and whether artificial intelligence could determine the next global superpower.We also look at Gaza, Israeli expansion, the Abraham Accords, Saudi Arabia's nuclear ambitions and whether America's weakening position creates new opportunities for regional powers.