Despite Iran's Attacks, Gulf Oil Exports Exceed Prewar Levels(maritime-executive.com)
14 points by gumby | 6 comments
Maritime Executive report saying Gulf oil exports have risen above prewar levels despite Iranian attacks on shipping.
#geopolitics on Hacker News
17 stories tagged geopolitics, newest first.
Everything is going wrong for Muhammad bin Salman(economist.com)
13 points by u1hcw9nx | 10 comments
An Economist article on mounting political and economic setbacks facing Saudi crown prince Muhammad bin Salman.
Gdynia and the Dream of a Maritime Poland(engelsbergideas.com)
104 points by lermontov | 30 comments
Engelsberg Ideas essay on how Gdynia grew from a Baltic fishing village into a major port embodying interwar Poland's modernising ambitions.
They war-gamed dimming the Sun. It went worse than you think(wired.com)
16 points by rbanffy | 19 comments
Wired article on a first-of-its-kind simulation war-gaming solar geoengineering, showing how geopolitics could turn sun-dimming into a dangerous arms race.
Container ship sinks in Strait of Hormuz as Iran steps up attacks(cnbc.com)
52 points by MilnerRoute | 33 comments
CNBC news article reporting that the Singapore-registered container ship GFS Pride sank in the Strait of Hormuz after being struck by a projectile amid Iranian attacks.
Xi's 'death watch' will become a global spectacle(semafor.com)
17 points by semiquaver | 0 comments
Semafor opinion column by China editor Andy Browne arguing that speculation over Xi Jinping's health and succession will become a global spectacle.
September 2026: The world today, as seen by one Polish guy(tomwojcik.com)
452 points by marjancek | 332 comments
An interactive scrollytelling essay by Tom Wojcik tracing how a closed strait affects fuel prices, harvests, bond markets and Poland's winter heating as of September 2026.
A joke domain purchase turned in geopolitical warfare(sprocketfox.io)
980 points by kareiva | 158 comments
Blog post recounting how a joke domain purchase tied to radiosonde tracking via Habhub/SondeHub became entangled with government and geopolitical issues.
UAE to leave OPEC(ft.com)
443 points by bazzmt | 577 comments
Financial Times article reporting that the UAE is leaving OPEC, dealing a blow to the oil cartel; content is behind a subscription paywall.
Show HN: Is Hormuz open yet?(ishormuzopenyet.com)
394 points by anonfunction | 158 comments
A single-page tracker showing whether the Strait of Hormuz is open, with daily ship transit counts from IMF PortWatch and a map of vessel positions.
Miscellanea: The War in Iran(acoup.blog)
508 points by decimalenough | 718 comments
A blog post on A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry (ACOUP) by historian Bret Devereaux discussing the war in Iran.
How China built its ‘Manhattan Project’ to rival the West in AI chips(japantimes.co.jp)
442 points by artninja1988 | 544 comments
Japan Times article on how China organized a large state-backed effort, likened to a Manhattan Project, to develop AI chips rivaling Western technology.
India launches attack on 9 sites in Pakistan and Pakistani Jammu and Kashmir(reuters.com)
437 points by alephnerd | 499 comments
Reuters news report on India launching military strikes on nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistani-administered Kashmir following the killing of tourists in Kashmir.
The Demoralization is just Beginning(geohot.github.io)
344 points by surprisetalk | 521 comments
George Hotz blog post using a map of US vs China as primary trading partners from 2000 to 2020 to argue that American demoralization is just beginning.
Why is Chile so long?(unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com)
1351 points by trevin | 391 comments
A Substack article by Tomas Pueyo in Uncharted Territories explaining why Chile is so long and thin, and how its geography shapes the country and its people.
Cyber Security: A pre-war reality check(berthub.eu)
446 points by edent | 199 comments
Bert Hubert's lightly edited transcript of his talk at the ACCSS/NCSC/Surf 'Cyber Security and Society' seminar on cybersecurity preparedness ahead of potential war.
U.S. and China wage war beneath the waves over internet cables(reuters.com)
344 points by gmays | 297 comments
Reuters special report on the U.S.-China rivalry over control and construction of undersea internet cables.