Explainers on Organizations relevant to Geopolitics
Organizations
Every time a news outlet reports that a vessel has been attacked in the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf or the Gulf of Aden, the source is almost always the same: UKMTO. For most readers the name appears, is ignored, and the article moves on. But understanding what UKMTO actually
United Nations
It gets mentioned around almost every major international conflict: The UN Security Council condemned this. The UN Security Council failed to act on that. A resolution in the UN Security Council was blocked. But what actually is the Security Council, who sits at that table, and why can one country
NATO
You've heard the name a thousand times. NATO. Politicians, generals and adversaries all talk about it. But what actually is NATO and why is one single article in its founding treaty always mentioned? The Basic Idea NATO stands for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It was founded in