So little time, so many kinds of wars to wage
As tensions continue to rage between Russia and the West over its build-up on the Ukrainian border, Departures turns to expert Mark Galeotti for his a...
Departures with Robert Amsterdam
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International lawyer Robert Amsterdam and other members from the Amsterdam & Partners LLP team host a wide range of special expert guests to discuss leading international political and business issues.
Oil, gas, and coal as the lifeblood of the Russian polity
Throughout the most recent intensifying conflict between Russia and the West over Ukraine, there is a common assumption that the Russian leadership is...
Summiting Everest for climate change
Several years ago, Hakan Bulgurlu was at the top of his game. He was serving as CEO of Arçelik, a multi-billion dollar corporation. He and his family,...
Irregular warfare is becoming the new regular
Forget tanks, missiles, and soldiers. The forms of warfare predominantly being used against the United States today are much more often unconventional...
From the frontlines of Ukraine
The saber-rattling from Moscow over Ukraine has grown deafening in recent weeks. Hours before we recorded this episode, Vladimir Putin appeared on tel...
The rise of the Beijing consensus
In early December, the administration of US President Joe Biden convened a mostly virtual democracy summit, in which some of the world's largest econo...
We aren't ready for the weaponization of space
Faced with challenging and intractable problems from climate change to civil conflicts to terrorism, it is tempting for many of us to look to the heav...
What Uganda shows us about modern authoritarianism
Yoweri Museveni's 35 years of iron-gripped ruthless authoritarianism in Uganda did not take place in a vacuum. It has instead been a years-long proces...
Preparing for the geopolitical conflicts of tomorrow
It was once the dream of starry-eyed proponents of globalization that the increasing pace of trade, travel, and exchanges of ideas would lead to a "bo...
Trust, Credibility, and COP26
As world leaders gather in Scotland for the COP26 climate change summit this week, there's a tremendous level of scrutiny not over the ambitions but t...