The Arctic Cold War 🧊
For most of history, the Arctic was basically the planet’s frozen attic - important in theory, but way too cold to explore unless you enjoy hypothermia as a personality trait. It sat there quietly, like that storage box you promise to clean “one day.” But climate change said plot twist and melted what diplomacy couldn’t: thick sheets of ice that kept everyone away. Now, the Arctic isn’t just snow and cute polar bears - it’s suddenly prime global real estate , and the competi
Dec 6, 20252 min read
The Global Obsession With Sanctions - And What They Actually Achieve
If diplomacy is polite conversation and war is the screaming match, sanctions are that icy silent treatment countries give each other -the kind where you pretend everything is fine while inconveniently freezing someone’s bank accounts. At their core, sanctions are tools used to restrict a country’s access to money, technology, trade, or global financial systems. No missiles, no troops ,just paperwork that hits harder than a plot twist in Succession. And in the last decade, sa
Nov 29, 20252 min read
Geopolitics of Fashion: Why Korean Pop Culture and French Luxury Run the World
If world power was measured by who controls your Spotify playlists and your shopping wishlists, then let’s be honest - Korea and France would basically be the new superpowers. And no, this isn’t a quirky coincidence. There’s actual geopolitics stitched into every K-drama outfit and every Louis Vuitton runway. South Korea’s soft power strategy is basically the best PR campaign a country has ever pulled off. Hallyu, or the 'the Korean Wave ' has turned TV dramas, K-pop, beauty
Nov 26, 20252 min read
