Geopolitics is the discipline of understanding how geography, power, and strategic interest shape the decisions of states and the conflicts that result. In an era of accelerating multipolarity — where US primacy is contested by China and Russia while middle powers assert independent strategic agency — rigorous geopolitical intelligence has never been more valuable to governments, corporations, and institutions navigating an uncertain world.
CommandEleven’s geopolitical analysis applies the tools of intelligence tradecraft to the biggest structural questions of the current order: How is the US-China competition reshaping the Indo-Pacific and global supply chains? What does Russian strategic doctrine mean for European security and NATO’s eastern flank? How are middle powers — India, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan — positioning themselves in a world where alignment is increasingly transactional? And where do the flashpoints lie that could tip regional tension into direct great power conflict?
This category collects CommandEleven’s broader geopolitical and strategic analyses — pieces that operate above the tactical and operational level to examine the systemic forces and long-range trajectories that define the security environment our clients must navigate.
It’s difficult for a country, like Pakistan, that struggles with so many internal issues to even consider how to counter an argument against us or our religion, when they can point to any number of incidents in the past week that prove their point.
First, for years now, I have been talking about the Balkanization of Pakistan, while most people have laughed at me for saying it. Let me paint the picture for you as it stands today.
