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Geopolitically Correct

Yannick Scheidegger

Geopolitically Correct is a Swiss based online magazine that focuses on analysis and commentary on geopolitics. Subscribe to receive one essay each week clear enough for your commute, sharp enough to hold your ground at dinner. geopoliticallycorrect.substack.com

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20:38

Why Striking Iran Was the Least Bad Option

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2026/04/06

The US and Israeli strikes on Iran have now entered their fifth week. Europe should not misunderstand what this means. In this video I discuss Iran’s nuclear ambitions, the risk of escalation and the potential impact on Europe’s security and economy.👉 Let me do the overthinking for you. Support me on Substack: https://geopoliticallycorrect.substack.com☕ Keep me Caffeinated: https://buymeacoffee.com/yannickscheidegger✍️ Get the Geopolitically Correct newsletter:

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16:30

Something Huge Just Happened to Europe’s Security

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2026/03/17

Europe may be entering a historic shift. As war in Ukraine continues and the Iran war is in its third week, France is expanding its nuclear role and hinting at a European deterrent. What did Macron actually announce and is this the first step toward a European nuclear umbrella?👉 Let me do the overthinking for you. Support me on Substack: https://geopoliticallycorrect.substack.com☕ Keep me Caffeinated: https://buymeacoffee.com/yannickscheidegger✍️ Get the Geopolitically Correct newsletter:

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16:47

The Hidden Geopolitics Behind the Iran Strikes

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2026/03/08

Operation Epic Fury has pushed the confrontation with Iran into a new phase. With global maritime chokepoints and rivalries between major powers intertwined the conflict forces Europe to confront what its strategic interests are.👉 Let me do the overthinking for you. Support me on Substack: https://geopoliticallycorrect.substack.com☕ KEEP ME CAFFEINATED ☕ https://buymeacoffee.com/yannickscheidegger✍️ Get the Geopolitically Correct newsletter: https://geopoliticallycorrect.substack.com✨ LET’S CONNECT

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16:34

America’s Brutal Love Letter to the West

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2026/02/28

What does the return of realism in US foreign policy means for Europe and the wider West? From sovereignty and deterrence to migration, energy policy and cultural confidence, the United States has shifted not only policy but political discourse itself, moving the Overton Window back toward power politics. At the Munich Security Conference, Marco Rubio’s message amounted to tough love: the West cannot sustain geopolitical competition without industrial strength, demographic stability and political

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19:25

Trump Just Changed the Global Resource Order

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2026/02/12

A meeting in Washington may be reshaping the global balance of resource power. In this video, we take a look at the United States’ push to secure critical mineral supply chains, the strategic challenge posed by China’s dominance and what this new alliance means for Europe and the future of industrial power and why critical minerals are becoming a central pillar of economic and national security.👉 Let me do the overthinking for you. Support me on Substack: https://geopoliticallycorrect.substack.com☕

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23:40

Can Europe Defend Itself Without the US?

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2026/02/01

A penguin meme became a geopolitical message and Europe took it even further. In this video, I look past the joke and ask the real question: can Europe actually stand on its own in a crisis? Using NATO planning assumptions and recent shifts in US strategy, I break down what European “strategic autonomy” means in practice in 2026 and whether the idea of a flying European penguin is closer to reality or illusion.👉 This is one of those moments you’ll want to understand properly. Follow for clear

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18:25

NATO, Greenland, and the Strategic Divide: How...

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2026/01/23

The Trump administration may have a strategic point about Greenland’s importance for US security, missile defence, and great-power competition with Russia and China. But Washington’s confrontational approach toward its European allies risks undermining trust inside the transatlantic alliance.In this video, I explain why the United States is pressuring Europe now, what Greenland really represents in geostrategic terms and what this episode reveals about Europe’s deeper blind spot when it comes to

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14:44

Why Trump Turned Greenland Into a Geopolitical...

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2026/01/18

US President Donald Trump has made clear that he is determined to acquire Greenland by any means necessary. He has repeatedly suggested that the use of force cannot be ruled out, including military options. Such a move would amount to an attack on NATO territory and thus to an act of aggression against close allies. What motivates Trump to make such statements? What is actually driving American interest in Greenland? What role does the Arctic play in the global power structure? And what does all

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18:57

Why Iran’s Protests Matter More Than You Think

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2026/01/11

As protests unfold in Iran, Europe is confronted with a shifting strategic environment. This analysis examines how developments in Iran affect European geopolitical positioning and outlines the options available to European governments and businesses.👉 Let me do the overthinking for you. Support me on Substack: https://geopoliticallycorrect.substack.com☕ KEEP ME CAFFEINATED ☕ https://buymeacoffee.com/yannickscheidegger✍️ Get the Geopolitically Correct newsletter:

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14:00

Trump’s Venezuela Operation Matters More Than You Think

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2026/01/08

The US operation against Venezuela is in line with the policy set out in the new US National Security Strategy. It signals Washington’s renewed focus on the Western Hemisphere. The US administration sees itself as the dominant superpower and is acting (in its view) to maintain this status in the future.👉 Let me do the overthinking for you. Support me on Substack: https://geopoliticallycorrect.substack.com☕ KEEP ME CAFFEINATED ☕ https://buymeacoffee.com/yannickscheidegger✍️ Get the Geopolitically

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15:29

How Europe Secured Ukraine’s Future Through 2027

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2025/12/23

At the summit in Brussels, the European Council was under considerable pressure and it delivered. The focus was on how to secure Ukraine’s financial stability beyond 2025. The EU member states agreed on an interest-free loan of 90 billion euros to finance the war in 2026 and 2027. However, no decision was made to make the frozen funds of the Russian central bank immediately available to Ukraine. There were legal concerns about this, particularly on the Belgian side. But the good news is that EU

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15:39

What’s Really Happening to Swiss Neutrality

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2025/12/14

Switzerland’s neutrality is under pressure in a way it hasn’t been for decades.The war in Ukraine, the return of power politics to Europe and the growing breakdown of the rules-based order are forcing Switzerland to confront strategic questions. Neutrality is no longer judged only by law or tradition, but by European security responsibility and strategic relevance.In this video, I look beyond slogans and nostalgia to unpack what neutrality actually means today. I explore why neutrality is an

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21:34

What Europe and Switzerland Must Do in a...

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2025/12/07

America is negotiating parts of Europe’s future increasingly without Europe in the room.As Washington turns more transactional, Europe enters an era where rules matter less and deals matter more. In this episode, I break down:* Why the global order is becoming transactional* What this means for small states* And what Switzerland must do to survive in a world driven by power and leverageFrom Eisenhower’s forgotten vision of Europe to today’s geoeconomic pressure politics this episode connects

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20:31

Can Europe Defend Itself Without the US?

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2025/11/23

As Washington and Moscow talk about a potential peace plan for Ukraine that reportedly favours Russia’s demands, Europe is once again reminded of an unpleasant truth: it may have to defend itself without the United States.In this analysis, I explore this issue.Why Europe is at a strategic turning point;How the EU is developing a multi-phase defence strategy;The key capability gaps that remain;Even if the war ends, the threat won’t. What comes next for Europe’s security?#EUdefense #RussiaUkraine

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15:46

Why Europe Stopped Talking to Moscow (And How To Fix It)

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2025/11/12

While Washington talks to Moscow, Brussels is left on the sidelines. And few ask why. In this episode, we look at why Europe stopped talking to Moscow, what that says about its strategic mindset, and how it can rebuild real geopolitical agency. From a Sydney Sweeney interview to the corridors of Brussels it shows that some narratives have replaced statecraft. But this csn be reversed.In this episode of Geopolitically Correct, we explore:* How narratives shape strategy* What Sydney Sweeney’s calm

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18:11

Why Europe Has the Wrong Strategy (Sort of)

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2025/11/01

The EU’s differing threat perceptions have resulted in the adoption of moral narratives at the expense of strategic realism. Without a pragmatic approach Europe risks prolonging the war and speeding up its economic decline. But there is a way out of this. 🔔 Subscribe here on YouTube for more weekly analysis on European security, geopolitics, and strategy.Or Subscribe to my substack for free to get weekly updates on European geopolitics: To hear more, visit geopoliticallycorrect.substack.com

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18:47

Plugging Europe Back In

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2025/10/19

European states gave rise to one of the most important cultural and socio-political movements in Western civilization with the Enlightenment of the 18th century. From Sapere Aude’s call to “have the courage to use your own mind,” the idea arose in Europe that values, ideals, and rights such as human dignity and human rights, freedom and self-determination, and independence are universal in nature. This continues to shape the Western, and especially European, worldview and self-image to this day. But

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15:51

The Fellowship of the Small | Lessons from...

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2025/10/10

How can Europe rebuild its internal strength in order to act more effectively on the world stage?Switzerland offers useful lessons. It started out as a loose confederation of self-governing communities. Over the centuries, it has learned to transform its differences into a strength by integrating regional differences within a single political framework.As European states search for a renewed strategic direction, they may find that the wisdom of the small is the key to their future.This episode shows

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12:32

Russian Drones Over Europe?

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2025/10/04

Russian drones over Europe? In recent weeks, headlines have warned of violations in Poland, sightings in Norway and Denmark, and incidents in Germany and Estonia. But in geopolitics, the first suspect is not always the real culprit.In this analysis, we ask the key question: cui bono? Who truly benefits from these drone incidents?* We review the facts: Poland’s Article 4 consultations, airspace incidents in Northern Europe, and NATO responses.* We explore the beneficiaries: Russia, Ukraine, and other

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8:43

Closer to Peace in Ukraine Than We Think?

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2025/09/26

Peace is never made only with friends. It is made with adversaries often bitter ones. Europe once knew this, but it has spent decades pretending otherwise. It told itself that history had ended in 1989, that commerce could replace strategy, that war belonged to another age.Today, Europe must learn once again that peace requires both strength and the willingness to speak to those it would rather shun. This tension between force and negotiation, hope and reality defines the current moment.🔔 Subscribe

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