Transnistria – a powder keg in the vicinity of Ukraine

While all eyes are on Ukraine at the moment, observers may wish to keep an eye on another key region – Transnistria – where history is still kicking and alive, especially for neighbouring Romania, as eludicated by Alexandru Negrea.  Alexandru graduated from the “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” Police Academy of Bucharest and has a master’s degree…

The Future of Ukraine: Quietly into the Day

Michael Liu is a third-year undergraduate in the war studies and history departments with strong interests in war, strategy, and history. He is currently serving as the editor-in-chief of King’s Geopolitical Risk Society.             The annexation of Crimea and conflict in Eastern Ukraine dominated headlines seven years ago. The rapidity with which events unfolded was…

Waging War from Home – The Emerging Geopolitical Risk of Unmanned Warfare (1/2)

Bilal Asghar is a second-year undergraduate student of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at King’s College London. His geopolitical interests include conflicts in the Middle East and South Asia, the political economy of energy, and military technology. (Advances in drone technology are transforming armed conflict – and destabilising the global balance of power. This is the…

Nordstream 2: Geopolitical Implications for European Energy Security and Beyond.

Tom Baker is a Masters student reading MSc Russian and Eurasian Politics and Economics. His geopolitical interests are primarily focused on post-Soviet Eurasia, with an eye on Russia and Central Asia in particular. Tom currently serves in the committee of King’s College London Geopolitical Risk Society. Nordstream 2, Russian state energy company Gazprom’s new gas…