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In-depth conversations on the conflicts and rivalries shaping our world, explored in the detail the subject deserves. Dmitri Alperovitch speaks with the military commanders, intelligence officials, diplomats, historians, and strategists who shape events and study them closely — on the war in Ukraine, strategic competition with China and the future of Taiwan, nuclear deterrence, sanctions and semiconductors, and the changing character of warfare. Throughout, the aim is to understand not merely what has happened, but why — and what is likely to follow.
Geopolitics Decanted is hosted by Dmitri Alperovitch — chairman of the Silverado Policy Accelerator in Washington, D.C., national bestselling author of World on the Brink: How America Can Beat China in the Race for the Twenty-First Century, and co-founder of CrowdStrike.
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The Miracle Is Over: Inside China's Slow-Motion Economic Decay
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Aug 31, 2026 |
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How Russia Could Beat NATO, War of Attrition over Taiwan, and How Ukraine Turned the Tide
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Jun 28, 2026 |
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How to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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What Happens if the Supreme Court Kills Trump’s Tariffs?
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Nov 15, 2025 |
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Why The China Trade Truce Is Unlikely to Last
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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Keeping Russian Economy Afloat: Kremlin's Economic High Wire Act
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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Why Drones Can’t Replace Traditional Firepower
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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Why America's Nuclear Deterrence Strategy Needs to Change
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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Assessing the Damage to Iran’s Nuclear Program
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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The Israel-Iran War: Possibilities and the Dangers of Overreach
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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Why North Korea Is Planning a Second Korean War and How to Stop It
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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The One Factor That Could Crash the Russian Economy
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Jan 03, 2025 |
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Putin’s Nuclear Meltdown
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Inside the Drone War Arms Race in Ukraine
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Ukraine Invades Russia: What’s Next? Interview with Ukrainian Combat Vet
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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Ukraine Finally Has F-16s. What Now?
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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How China Might Invade Taiwan: A World on the Brink Scenario
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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New Secrets From the Cold War and Lessons for Cold War II With China
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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How the US Planned to Respond to Russia Using a Nuke in Ukraine
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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The Trinity Revolution in Warfare: Precision, Sensors and Comms
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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Why North Korea is Probably Not Planning a War
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Why China Can’t Blockade Taiwan
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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Battle of Wills: Ukraine’s Path to Victory
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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The Drone Wars: How Consumer Tech Is Shaping the Ukraine War
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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All Things AI: An Interview With White House AI Guru Ben Buchanan
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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Why Chinese Economy Is Heading For Stagnation, Not Collapse
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Why Quantum Computing May be Overhyped but AI isn’t: Interview with the NSA
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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How Ukraine Can Benefit From ATACMS Missiles
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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Starlink in Ukraine: Why the Story Is Not So Simple
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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Why 702 is America’s most valuable intelligence program: Interview with the FBI
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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What the Death of Prigozhin Means for Wagner, Russia and Ukraine
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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How Russian Intelligence operatives have attacked Ukraine in cyberspace: Interview with Ukrainian Security Service
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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Why Reports of the US Dollar’s Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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Why Europe’s Dependence on the US Military Will Not Change
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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How Drones Are Changing the Nature of Warfare in Ukraine
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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Trip Report: What I Learned in Kyiv and Conversation with Mike Kofman and Rob Lee about Counteroffensive and Wagner
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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Mutiny in Russia: Who Won, Who Lost and What Caused It
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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Ukraine’s Offensive Has Begun: Analysis With Michael Kofman and Rob Lee
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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How AI Will Transform Future Militaries (And Societies)
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May 02, 2023 |
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How China Plans to Win the Chip War
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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How Ukraine Can Survive the Exhaustion of Its Air Defense Stocks
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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China and Russia: An Alliance, an Alignment or a Marriage of Convenience?
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Apr 07, 2023 |
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Why Taiwan’s Military Modernization Is Moving Too Slowly
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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Myth Busting With Michael Kofman: Debunking Common Misperceptions About the Ukraine War
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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How Russia’s Winter Offensive Could Backfire
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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Interview: This American Spent 10 Months Fighting in Ukraine
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Feb 12, 2023 |
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How Russia is Working Around Western Sanctions and Export Controls
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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Why Ukraine May Try to Retake Crimea Next
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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How Dwindling Ammunition Stocks Could Decide the Outcome of the War
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Dec 23, 2022 |
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New Phase of the War: Ukraine Faces Tough Decisions
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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No Way Out: Why Negotiations Won’t End the War Soon
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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Russia’s Cyber Game: What Worked and What Didn’t
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Nov 25, 2022 |
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How the Russian Air Force Failed in Ukraine
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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Keys Lessons for Taiwan from the War in Ukraine
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Nov 12, 2022 |
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How Putin’s Reign Could End
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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Scenarios for How This War Might End
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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How America Pulled the Plug on China’s Chips Sector
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Oct 15, 2022 |
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What the Kerch Bridge Attack Means for the War
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Oct 08, 2022 |
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Betting It All on Black: Putin’s Partial Mobilization
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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Like Ants to Wet Sugar: How Ukraine Won The Battle of Kharkiv
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Sep 11, 2022 |
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Russian northern front collapse: Latest on Ukrainian Counteroffensive
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Sep 11, 2022 |
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Why the global food shortage is a myth
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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Ukraine’s cheap drones wreak havoc in Crimea
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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Slicing the Sausage: Ukraine’s Upcoming Counteroffensive
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Aug 03, 2022 |
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How Russia Engineered the Perfect Gas Crisis
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Jul 29, 2022 |
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Why Giving Ukraine F-16s Makes Sense
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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Ukraine’s HIMARS edge may not last: Analysis of the war in Ukraine (July 10, 2022)
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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How Putin is dragging Belarus into the war: Analysis of the war in Ukraine (June 26, 2022)
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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The War of Attrition: Analysis of the war in Ukraine (June 19, 2022)
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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The Long War: Analysis of the war in Ukraine (June 5, 2022)
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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Inside the West’s Economic War Against Russia: Analysis of the war in Ukraine (May 27, 2022)
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May 27, 2022 |
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How effective is the Russian military: Analysis of the war in Ukraine (May 15, 2022)
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May 15, 2022 |
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How Moskva Was Sunk: Analysis of the war in Ukraine (May 8, 2022)
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May 09, 2022 |
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Ukrainian Military: Analysis of the war in Ukraine (May 1, 2022)
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May 01, 2022 |
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Fight for Donbas: Analysis of the war in Ukraine (April 24, 2022)
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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Nuclear Weapons: Iran, North Korea and Have We Lost the Nonproliferation Fight?
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Apr 10, 2022 |
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Science of War: Analysis of the war in Ukraine and implications for Taiwan (April 3, 2022)
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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Endgame in Sight: Analysis of the the war in Ukraine (March 27, 2022)
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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Stalemate: Analysis of the the war in Ukraine (March 20, 2022)
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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War for Cities: Military analysis of the the war in Ukraine (March 13, 2022)
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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Military analysis of the the war in Ukraine: March 6, 2022
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Mar 11, 2022 |