That’d be the smart move
Exclusive: #Ukraine considers shift from the #US #dollar to #euro amid #geopolitical realignments
Ukraine is starting to consider a shift away from the US dollar, possibly linking its currency more closely to the euro amid the splintering of global #trade & its growing ties to #Europe, per #CentralBank Gov Andriy Pyshnyi.
#geopolitics #economy
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-considers-shift-dollar-euro-amid-geopolitical-realignments-2025-05-07/
India must rethink its Arctic outlook
As conflict zones multiply globally, another frontier is quietly slipping into turmoil — the #Arctic. Long seen as a realm of scientific cooperation and environmental protection, the polar north is becoming a theatre of #military and #geopolitical competition. With #Russia more assertive, #China expanding its Arctic ambitions, and #Washington renewing interest in #Greenland, the region appears set for a renewed phase of strategic contestation.
To be sure, the #militarising impulse of Arctic powers is not new. Nor is the tendency to leverage polar presence for wider strategic manoeuvering. United States President Donald #Trump was the first to drop pretences when he proposed buying Greenland in 2019. Far from the absurdity many deemed it, the idea had clear geopolitical merit; behind Mr. Trump’s theatrics lay a deeper instinct — a recognition that the Arctic was no longer peripheral to global power play, but central to it.
For non-Arctic powers such as #India, the implications of a militarised Arctic are serious, prompting many to reassess their regional postures. Even so, #NewDelhi remains curiously insulated from the region’s shifting realities. Faced with complex challenges closer to home, India appears oddly impassive to the dangers taking shape in the high north.
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/india-must-rethink-its-arctic-outlook/article69538328.ece
Gosh, it is charmingly written, and reminds me of tenets of thought I have come across in #geopolitical works like The Rise And Fall Of The Great Powers when they discuss #America
> At first sight there is something surprising in this strange unrest of so many happy men, restless in the midst of abundance. The spectacle itself, however, is as old as the world; the novelty is to see a whole people furnish an exemplification of it.
https://www.europesays.com/uk/16738/ Europe’s re-arming and the potential for India #EU #Europe #European #EuropeanUnion #geopolitical #MultipolarWorld #rearmament #StrategicAutonomy
New geopolitical landscape and Türkiye https://www.byteseu.com/897557/ #and #Geopolitical #Geopolitics #landscape #new #Türkiye
#Dugin’s Eurasianist theories have been used to justify #Russia’s #wars, interference in Western politics, and violent #geopolitical strategies. But I guess normalizing Russian #imperialism and #fascism is just the next step in restoring trade relations and lifting #sanctions.
16/17
We found discussion to be dominated by #geopolitical and #SocioEconomic concerns, sidelining #climate and #biodiversity.
In fact, climate change and biodiversity were barely mentioned, and when they were discussed, it was mostly about side effects of the #EnergyTransition
i don't really give a shit about these "they're not perfect" takes
you can find dirt on anyone
overall, #aoc and #bernieSanders are way better than any other credible challenge, and that's what matters
#toxicIdealism is a problem in this world
do not fall for it
and plenty of it is just a #socialMedia #psyop by #maga and #geopolitical #trollfarm to incapacitate your #vote
do not fall for it!
@inthehands @StillIRise1963 @tarheel
why i'm posting this now
#midterms2026 means enough #democrats to stonewall #trump
but as the time draws near you will hear the same old whiny lies:
"both sides the same"
"corruption is everything"
"nothing matters"
"waah waah"
some of it is real #toxicidealism
some of it is #geopolitical #trollfarm #psyop
advertising their fake #leftist bonafides, like an american flag profile on #twitter injecting a #maga #kremlin agenda
people fall for it
last year i had heated arguments with nonvoters
putting aside #geopolitical #trollfarm accounts working a #psyop, some of them were real (that's why they work this psyop: #toxicidealism is real)
the #democrats suck
but the choice matters
you *build* on it
you iterate
you don't expect perfect, then pout when you don't get it
#vote, motherfuckers
@rmblaber1956 @ohmu @Kierkegaanks
everyone is aware of the #geopolitical #trollFarm #psyop on the #farRight in the #West
not many want to admit the troll farm psyop also working the #farLeft
on the right, they amplify #hate
on the left, they amplify #alienation
well, i speak from an #American perspective
in #Europe you're far more aware of the two prong approach to divide and conquer
some #nonvoters are #rightWing turds too
we see the #toxicIdealism on the #left, the "it's not perfect so i won't #vote" because we're on #mastodon and in other social silos on the left, which amplifies our impression
still, it's a lot of people like that, enough to make a difference
which is why some of these toxic idealism voices we see are just #geopolitical #trollFarm #psyop, cosplaying their fake #leftWing bonafides and working hard to suppress the vote on the left
When in reality it is one of:
#russia
#northkorea
#china
#hacktivists
Probably in that order of likelihood.
It's not that I doubt the skill of the hacktivists but for a #geopolitical foe the timing has never been better to attack any US company and use that to foment even more internal unrest, backbiting and so on.
The enemies of the US don't need to fire a shot, just judiciously spritz a little kerosene here and there.
Right now we are our own worst enemies.
Thanks #Trump !
#Germany should reduce reliance on #US #arms amid #geopolitical shifts, Airbus #Defense and #Space #CEO says
kyivindependent.com/germany-shou...
Germany should reduce reliance...
From #DeborahHaynes - let's stop wondering about #geopolitical change and start adapting to it ASAP
https://news.sky.com/story/alarming-mood-change-in-the-us-surely-demands-an-equally-dramatic-shift-in-approach-by-nato-members-13319955
#Military #ServiceMembers we know you are barred from #politics but not from voting so, #vote for the #independence of an #ally. No #Ukraine is not part of #NATO but anyone fighting against the resurgent #USSR that #Putin is building is, by definition, our ally.
Talk to the #ColdWarriors who kept the wolf at bay from 1945 till the fall of the USSR, what Putin called the greatest #geopolitical tragedy of the 20th century.
#Veterans please help us remember
#US corporations building #bunkers to survive #nuclear #war to protect #data centers & company #CEO's as #geopolitical landscape turns increasingly terrifying: #news #politics https://www.semafor.com/article/02/20/2025/corporations-dig-deeper-using-bunkers-to-secure-data
#Ukraine #USPolitics #Starmer #UKPolitics #EU #EUPolitics This is one hell of an #opinion piece. I get a sickening feeling in the pit of my stomach. I fear the Western world is again on the edge of a precipice. The elites on all sides will be safe in their bunkers what happens to the women and children is the least of their concerns as they play #geopolitical chess with all of our lives. Men with guns, no f'ing use to no one!
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/22/the-observer-view-of-us-foreign-policy-a-dangerous-new-international-order-is-unfolding?CMP=share_btn_url
@patrickleavy it's worse look at #google project #maven: basically instrumentalizing #android for #masssurveillance in order to derive #geopolitical decisions, probably the worst sort of abuse of #opensource possible
