A global crisis – this time the COVID-19 pandemic – has once again underscored the dangers of Nigeria’s economic overreliance on oil.

Detailing the abusive practice of Bacha Bazi – or ‘dancing boys’ – in Afghanistan.

Brazil now has the third-most active cases in the world, behind only Russia and the United States

A new dynamic is emerging in China-Australia relations: Beijing brandishing the economic stick whenever Canberra steps out of line.

The EU’s glacial enlargement process may fall foul to outside geopolitical players in the Western Balkans.

Australia and New Zealand have committed to opening up their borders to each other, and it’s possible this ‘bubble’ could be expanded in the near future.

Can AFRICOM survive another term of the Trump administration?

In terms of intelligence-gathering, the lines between public and private are becoming increasingly blurred. So too are those separating geopolitics from the world of finance.

If past is any guide, ‘astropolitics’ above will mirror the geopolitical tensions below.

Ukraine’s long-running religious schism has spilled into the country’s COVID-19 response.