What is Geopolitics?
Geopolitics is the study of how human and physical geographical features affect politics and international relations. (Wiki article)
Political Regimes, 2020
(from Our World in Data)
Corruption Perception Index (Transparency.org)
Spheres of Influence Today - Wiki
Cold War - 1959 - Wiki
World Systems Theory
Core and Periphery Countries (Wiki)
World Systems Theory
World-Systems Theory, Dependency Theory and Global Inequality (Then&Now 14:22)
China's Geography Problem
(Wendover Productions 10:49)
How Geography Gave the US Power
(Wendover Productions 10:19)
Russia's Geography Problem (Wendover Productions 11:53)
What is NATO?
(NATO 7:02; More videos here)
Top 14 maps and charts that explain NATO (GeoAwesomeness)
Every Military Alliance Explained: All Of The World's Alliances (TLDR News 11:18)
Why are Some Countries Allowed Nuclear Weapons and Not Others? (TLDR News 11:01)
Ukraine & Russia
A simple guide to the Ukraine-Russia crisis: 5 things to know
(Al Jazeera 9:45)
Disputed Borders: Russia v Ukraine
(The Economist 8:05)
Why Ukraine is trapped in endless conflict (Vox 4:05)
10 Maps that explain Ukraine's struggle for independence Conflict (Brookings)
Why is Russia invading Ukraine and what does Putin want?
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will change the face of Europe for ever (The Guardian)
Why is Putin attacking Ukraine? He told us. (Vox)
Geopolitical Hotspots around the Globe
Egypt's Dam Problem - Geopolitics of the Nile (Wendover 17:05)
VOX: The Middle East's Cold War Explained (10:18)
WonderWhy: The Unsinkable Aircraft Carrier - Cyprus Dispute Explained (11:46)
WonderWhy: The Break-up of Yugoslavia (16:49)
Understanding Canada's legal claim to the Northwest Passage (CBC News 7:59)
Canada's New Shipping Shortcut (Wendover Productions 11:16)
Could the Ilisu Dam Reignite Old Disputes between Turkey and Iraq? (Strait Talk 14:40)
Why China is building islands in the South China Sea (Vox 7:25)
Israel & Palestine
VOX: Israel Settlements Explained (8:05)
cpac: Israel's Shifting Borders (2:12)
AlJazeera: Palestine and Israel: Mapping an annexation
Wikipedia: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Superpowers
VOX: How America became a Superpower (8:55)
Global Index: Which country will be the next Superpower? (9:42)
Cooper Academy: China Is Quietly Becoming The New Superpower (10:35)
DW: The New Silk Road (42:25) | Part 2
Military Spending ($value and %GDP) VisualCapitalist
Superpowers
(Wiki)
Potential Superpowers
(Wiki)
Global Superpower Rankings
(US News)
International Organizations
UN member state admissions, 1945-2018
(Espace mondiale SciencesPo)
International Alliances (Wiki: List of intergovernmental organizations)
World Trading Blocs
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World101: What is the Liberal World Order? (7:55)
from the Council on Foreign RelationsWonderWhy: Geopolitical Tour of the world in 2020 (18:16)
Global Shift: The consequences of globalization, free trade and outsourcing (4:23)
VOX: China's trillion dollar plan to dominate global trade (5:58)
World101: Sovereignty Explained (4:40)
WonderWhy: The Most Complex International Borders in the World Part 1 - 2013 (11:53)
Part 2 - 2014 (9:11)Part 3 - 2017 (12:05)
Democracy & Freedom
Systems of Government
ChartsBin | Wiki List
Democracy Index
(Economist Intelligence Unit)
Freedom House - Index of Freedom
World Press Freedom
Reporters Without Borders
Economic Freedom (Fraser Institute)
The Scramble for Africa
VC3: A Brief History of The Scramble For Africa (10:33)
Atlas Pro: The Problem With Africa's Borders (14:16)
The Economist: The New Scramble for Africa (4:10)
Wendover: How Africa is becoming China's China (10:47)