Empires in a cup: the geopolitics of cocoa and coffee
Introduction Few commodities encapsulate the intersection of history, inequality, climate vulnerability, and global capitalism as vividly as cocoa and coffee, these goods are some of the most familiar products in the world economy, but also among the most misunderstood. They appear in daily life as routine pleasures: an espresso to start the morning, a chocolate […]
From grain to fertilizer: the new geopolitics of agriculture
As the 2026 sowing season commences, the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has transformed the agricultural input market into a battlefield of resource nationalism. Consequently, food security no longer represents a simple trade metric ; it functions as a strategic military lever. The global squeeze: a two-front war on calories Geopolitics has finally collided […]