# geopolitics

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Tom Clonan: The US loss to the Taliban will have severe global repercussions

The security expert looks at the fall of Afghanistan and how it all plays out on a global stage.

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Aug 20th 2021, 7:00 AM

2018 could see us facing a 'big unexpected crisis' equivalent to the 2008 financial recession

The New York based company says the world is closer to a ‘geopolitical depression’ than to a return to stability.

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Jan 6th 2018, 7:30 AM

Opinion: Putin’s actions in Ukraine threaten to alter the entire security architecture of Europe

The reluctance of the United States to intervene means the EU must radically rethink how it confronts Russian military power.

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Sep 1st 2014, 1:00 PM

Russia has sent 6,000 troops to Crimea says Ukraine

The peninsula has become a flashpoint in tensions between Russia and Ukraine.

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Mar 1st 2014, 11:39 AM

Complex politics or simple geography: Is Ireland part of the British Isles?

A topic where geography and politics are completely intertwined, we looked at it from the two viewpoints to see how the term is used.

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Oct 28th 2013, 8:30 PM