Imagine you are a Foreign Minister: Great Power Narratives

Guide to geopolitics and history (part six)

Welcome! This is the sixth post in my 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 my insights into the Great Power Narratives that shape geopolitics.

• What are the stories that shape the actions of the power players you will meet as foreign minister?

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)

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The full Burning Archive experience has workshops, audiobooks, deep dive guides & thoughtful posts. Make sense of a puzzling world in conversation with the past.

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

In this module on Great Power narratives alone, you get:

• briefing on the essential historical narratives?

• video guides to help you reimagine those stories

• recommendations on quality histories to deepen your understanding of those stories

• opportunities to chat about the guide with me.

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