International Politics
Yaba: The Drug That Is Shaping Geopolitics In Southeast Asia
In 2023, a record 190 tons of methamphetamine was seized in Southeast Asia, according to a report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (hereinafter: UNODC). This methamphetamine-based stimulant, known as the “madness drug” or “Nazi speed,” has swept through Southeast Asia like wildfire, leaving a trail of addiction, crime, and political turmoil...
Moral Hazard: Wie Macht, Geld & Moral aus dem Westen den Iran beeinflussen.
Wir leben in einer heterogenen Welt. Die Erde ist Heimat von verschiedensten Nationen und Kulturen. Dennoch werden alle Staaten durch zwei gemeinsame Strukturen miteinander verbunden: Macht und Geld. Jede Zielsetzung von Staaten richtet sich nach einer Mehrung dieser beiden Institutionen. Das Problem dabei ist, dass beide Faktoren relativ sind. Der einzige Weg die Macht oder...
From Europe to Asia: The Global Shift of Power
Very recently, scholars, political professionals, economic actors and the general populations of big and mid-sized economies have observed a certain transition of power between nations and civilisations. Over the past 200 years, the Anglo-Franco-Germanic nations of Central Europe, including the neo-European nations on other continents, such as Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United States...
Will there be a war between Iran and Israel?
Yesterday, Iran attacked Israel by launching the biggest drone strike by a nation on another nation in the history of this military invention. It was also the first direct military action taken against Israel in several decades. The drone strike was a retaliatory act as a response to the attack on April 1st on an...
Russia’s Options Before the War in Ukraine
“War is nothing but the continuation of policy with other means”. This famous quote by General Clausewitz is one of the most important quotes in the history of political and military science. He accurately defines war as a tool of policymaking and, therefore, as a contextually embedded form of coordinated behaviour at the societal level....
What Can Russia Do?
The Russo-Ukrainian War has been the most striking development in the year 2022. As the biggest armed conflict since the Syrian War and previously the Iraq War, the ongoing conflict in Ukraine has not only geopolitical but also economic consequences for some related actors. In the second half of 2022, the two sides seem to...
