by Aseem Gupta | Oct 10, 2026 | Geopolitics, States & Global Power
Reading Time: 21 MinutesVenezuela sits on approximately 303 billion barrels of proven oil reserves, more than any other country in the world. In theory, that extraordinary natural wealth should have given the country the financial resources to build a prosperous,...
by Aseem Gupta | Sep 14, 2026 | Geopolitics, States & Global Power
Reading Time: 24 MinutesCanada supplies the United States with millions of barrels of oil every day, provides much of the fertilizer used by American farmers, and delivers electricity to homes and businesses across the northern states. These are not luxury products...
by Aseem Gupta | Aug 22, 2026 | Geopolitics, States & Global Power
Reading Time: 25 MinutesIn the middle of Central Asia, surrounded by vast deserts, stands one of the world’s most unusual capitals. Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, is filled with gleaming white marble buildings, enormous golden statues, monumental...
by Aseem Gupta | Jun 23, 2026 | Geopolitics, States & Global Power
Reading Time: 22 MinutesOn 23 June 2016, Britain voted to leave the European Union. With 51.9% of voters supporting Leave, the referendum promised a historic transformation: greater control over Britain’s borders, laws, money and economic future. Ten years...
by Aseem Gupta | Dec 2, 2025 | Geopolitics, States & Global Power
Reading Time: 23 MinutesIn November 2020, a reported incident at Yaoundé International Airport in Cameroon raised an intriguing question about the international gold trade. According to accounts of the episode, two Canadian travellers were preparing to leave for Dubai...
by Aseem Gupta | Nov 30, 2025 | Geopolitics, States & Global Power
Reading Time: 27 MinutesDonald Trump has repeatedly presented himself as a president capable of ending wars that conventional diplomacy could not resolve. During the first year of his second presidency, he claimed to have settled seven conflicts across the world. The...
