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Vikas
Founder and Editor, The Geopolitical Economist
Vikas is a writer, editor and researcher whose work sits at the meeting point of geopolitics and economics. He founded The Geopolitical Economist in 2024 and edits its analysis and research.
Articles
22 published-
Research brief · Europe
Europe Is Becoming a Chinese Colony
How Europe’s trade imbalance with China is becoming a vulnerability for jobs, manufacturing, and security.
8 September 2026·10 min read
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Analysis · China & the Indo-Pacific
China Won’t Invade Taiwan. It Will Quarantine It.
A blockade is an act of war. A quarantine is paperwork
7 September 2026·7 min read
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Analysis · United States
Trump Doesn’t Want Money From His Allies. He Wants Their Soldiers.
South Korea pay the price of the US security guaranty
5 September 2026·8 min read
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Analysis · Iran & the Middle East
The U.S. Imported Iranian Oil While Bombing Iran
For one month, a quiet Treasury licence made Iranian crude legal in American ports
2 September 2026·8 min read
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Analysis · South Asia
China’s Water Bomb Has Exploded in Nepal — and the World Is Silent
Climate change broke the mountain, but China’s upstream secrecy and the world’s silence turned disaster into catastrophe.
1 September 2026·20 min read
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Analysis · Russia & Ukraine
Russia Is Frustrated. Europe will be targeted next.
Britain crosses Moscow’s red lines, and NATO’s defences run dangerously low.
29 August 2026·7 min read
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Analysis · Climate, Food & Water
The World Is Moving Toward a Food Crisis. Russia Could Be the Last Resort.
War, fertiliser shortages, export restrictions and El Niño are breaking the global food chain
26 August 2026·8 min read
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Analysis · Climate, Food & Water
The Biggest El Niño Since 1877 Could Hit Harder
This time, we have 18 months’ warning — and still no plan.
24 August 2026·14 min read
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Analysis · United States
When Will America’s Economic Doomsday Actually Hit?
There are five things that have to happen first — and two of them happened this week.
21 August 2026·8 min read
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Analysis · Iran & the Middle East
Iran Is Waiting for the US Midterm Elections
In 1980, It Waited for the American Election, and It Is Waiting Again.
21 August 2026·5 min read
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Analysis · Europe
How Far Can Europe Go for Ukraine?
Europe has become Ukraine’s biggest financial backer. The real question is whether Europe’s own economy can survive the cost.
27 June 2026·9 min read
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Analysis
The Problem with Western Media
Where Terrorism Depends on Who’s Attacked
25 May 2026·2 min read
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Analysis · United States
The Crash Will Begin in America and Hit the Entire World
Much Worse Than 1929, 2000, and 2008
31 January 2026·9 min read
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Analysis · Europe
The Two-Tier System of the European Union
Why Fast-Tracking Ukraine Could Reshape EU Membership Forever
25 January 2026·6 min read
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Analysis · United States
Why Greenland Is Not Worth It for Trump
Natural resources, power politics, and the high price of coercion
15 January 2026·7 min read
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Analysis · Russia & Ukraine
Russia’s War Economy Is Finally Breaking Apart
The Illusion of Strength Is Fading
26 October 2025·5 min read
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Analysis · Europe
The Collapse of Europe
Crime, Migration, and Social Division
15 July 2025·4 min read
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Analysis · Europe
London’s Great Wealth Exodus
Why London’s Millionaires Are Fleeing And Where They’re Heading
25 June 2025·3 min read
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Analysis · South Asia
India-Pakistan: The Next Major War?
5 ways India can respond to the terrorist attack by Pakistan
25 April 2025·6 min read
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Analysis · Russia & Ukraine
Russia’s Next Targets? After Ukraine
Putin’s Expansionist Ambitions
30 March 2025·5 min read
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Editor's note
The Geopolitical Economist: Join the Conversation
The Long way is waiting for you
2 February 2025·3 min read
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Editor's note
The Expansion of The Geopolitical Economist
Exploring New Frontiers
13 September 2024·5 min read