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Trump has exposed the limits of American power

Donald Trump’s quest for regime change in Iran has backfired horribly. The president misunderstood the resilience of the 47-year-old Islamic...

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The Spectator

Klaus Dodds

Russia’s push to control Arctic waterway presents Europe with a daunting challenge

The Bear Gap is as vital to Russian military strategy as it is to Europe’s future security.

24.06.2026 10

The Conversation

Klaus Dodds

Trump’s costly armchair geography

In the 19th century, the geographer and explorer David Livingstone was scathing of what he described as “easy-chair geographers” – authors and...

20.04.2026 10

The Spectator

Klaus Dodds

Trump’s armchair geography is costing him in Iran

In the 19th century, the geographer and explorer David Livingstone was scathing of what he described as ‘easy chair geographers’ – authors and...

19.04.2026 10

The Spectator

Klaus Dodds

Trump’s quest for a ‘Greater North America’ is in full swing

With world attention focused on the US-Israel assault on Iran, US Secretary of War Peter Hegseth delivered a speech last week at the inaugural...

15.03.2026 20

The Spectator

Klaus Dodds

Trump is playing geopolitical Monopoly with Greenland

11.01.2026 20

The Spectator

Klaus Dodds

As the Arctic warms up, the race to control the region is growing ever hotter

Competition between the US, Russia and China is shutting out regional statkeholders and ignoring the interests of Indigenous people.

09.01.2026 10

The Conversation

Klaus Dodds

The battle for Antarctic krill is about to get uglier

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The Spectator

Klaus Dodds

Fishing fight / The battle for Antarctic krill is about to get uglier

27.12.2025 30

The Spectator

Klaus Dodds

Guyana’s president wins another term in election watched keenly by Venezuela and US

Guyana re-elects Irfaan Ali in election dominated by country’s oil reserves.

04.09.2025 20

The Conversation

Klaus Dodds

Britain urgently needs an Antarctica strategy

01.06.2025 20

The Spectator

Klaus Dodds