Geopolitics

Geopolitics refers to the influence of geography, natural resources and strategic interests on international relations and global power dynamics. It examines how countries pursue political, economic and security objectives through diplomacy, trade, alliances and competition. Geopolitics shapes international cooperation and conflict across areas including energy, climate policy, territorial disputes and access to resources.

Image: Cropped image from Fig. 2: Country clusters and asset profiles - 'Quantifying assets for the geopolitics of climate change mitigation'
How climate policy reshapes countries’ economic interestsClimate

How climate policy reshapes countries’ economic interests

Countries highly vulnerable to the phase-out of oil, gas and coal account for just 6 percent of global economic output, countries in Africa stand to…
SourceSourceOctober 16, 2026 Full article
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Trump withdraws US from key climate treaty, deepening global pullbackNews

Trump withdraws US from key climate treaty, deepening global pullback

Washington, United States | AFP President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from a bedrock climate treaty was slammed Thursday by the EU, which…
SourceSourceJanuary 8, 2026 Full article
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Greenland votes under shadow of TrumpNews

Greenland votes under shadow of Trump

Nuuk, Denmark | AFP Greenland, the Danish self-governing territory coveted by US President Donald Trump, votes Tuesday in legislative elections that could yield a timeline…
SourceSourceMarch 11, 2025 Full article
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Greenland rejects Trump pledge to make the island AmericanNews

Greenland rejects Trump pledge to make the island American

Nuuk, Denmark | AFP Greenland's prime minister on Wednesday hit back at President Donald Trump's pledge to take the Arctic territory "one way or the…
SourceSourceMarch 6, 2025 Full article
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Trump tells Greenland US will get it ‘one way or the other’News

Trump tells Greenland US will get it ‘one way or the other’

Washington, United States | AFP President Donald Trump urged Greenland on Tuesday to choose to join the United States but vowed to take the Danish-ruled…
SourceSourceMarch 5, 2025 Full article
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Countries need to co-operate on migration as climate crisis worsensClimateScience

Countries need to co-operate on migration as climate crisis worsens

By Alex Morrison | University of Exeter Humanity must rethink migration as the climate crisis drives rapid global changes, researchers say. With significant migration expected…
SourceSourceJuly 29, 2024 Full article