Imagine you are a Foreign Minister - International Politics

Guide to geopolitics and history (part three)

Welcome! This is the third post in my new guide to geopolitics and history — Imagine you are a Foreign Minister.

• I have prepared the guide as seven short briefings into the essential lessons of history for geopolitics. My introduction and briefing on the myths of geopolitics is here.

• In this post, I share insights of the best history into the “politics” in geopolitics—international politics.

• Next week, I guide you on two key questions:

  • what are the main power factors?

  • who are the major power players on the world stage?

My slightly revised posting schedule is:

• 24 July - Introduction and 1. Myths of Geopolitics (all subscribers)

• 31 July - 2. Geography (paid subscribers)

• 1 August - 3. International Politics (paid subscribers)

• 7 August - 4. Power Factors (paid subscribers)

• 8 August - 5. Power Players (paid subscribers)

• 14 August - 6. Great Power Narratives (paid subscribers)

• 15 August - 7. Globalisation (paid subscribers)

You can purchase this full guide (priced at $100 AUD) separately here.

But the best way to access the guide is to become a paid subscriber.

If you subscribe, you will get full access to all seven modules of my guide to geopolitics and history.

In this module on international politics alone, you get:

• briefing on main ‘realist’ and ‘liberal’ theories of international politics

• tips on good political judgment in geopolitics

• video guides on key concepts to interpret international politics

• reading recommendations on the history of international politics

• opportunities to chat about the guide with me.

And that is on top of all the other benefits of the full Burning Archive experience! You can read along with great history books, enjoy bonus workshops, listen to my audiobook readings, and dive deeply into world history with my guides.

Please join me, read on, and imagine you are a Foreign Minister, for a day.