Global history’s ripple effects.
Why South America Has So Many Countries: The Criollo Revolutions Part 2 Central and South America are home to many small island nations that are unfamiliar to most people. Among these, the stories of Guyana (formerly a British colony), Suriname (formerly a Dutch colony), and French Guiana (which remains a French territory) are particularly fascinating. … Read more
Why South America Has So Many Countries: The Criollo Revolutions All those numerous countries in South America—why on earth are there so many of them? In fact, most of these nations are countries that broke away from their colonial motherlands and gained independence from what were once Spanish and Portuguese colonies. It’s exactly like the … Read more
The Real Reasons Why South America Failed to Develop The Unknown World: South America As mentioned in previous post, the chaos in Europe during the Napoleonic Wars led to the independence of numerous South American countries one by one. But why exactly did the Napoleonic Wars trigger the birth of today’s South American nations? To … Read more
The Age of Exploration: What Did They Trade on the High Seas? Maritime Trade Routes and Global Commerce in the 15th-18th Centuries So, the other day I was rewatching One Piece, and I suddenly wondered, “Did countries in real history really compete so fiercely to set sail across the oceans like in the anime?” Curious … Read more
Why the Age of Exploration Began As a kid, I thought the idea of a “Grand Line” from One Piece was purely fantasy. But after reading Jack Turner’s Spice: The History of a Temptation, I realized that hundreds of real explorers once sailed vast oceans in search of spices. That era is known as the … Read more
Russia’s Arctic Disadvantage Against the U.S. A Comprehensive Analysis The Arctic Chessboard: Russia’s Strategic Limitations The Arctic, the last frontier and a strategic hotspot on Earth! Here, despite holding trump cards like vast territory and immense natural resources, Russia is revealing unexpected weaknesses against the United States and its NATO allies. Russia is pouring cutting-edge … Read more
The Battle of Tsushima How the Russo-Japanese War Changed World History Have you ever experienced one mistake leading to a chain of errors that snowballed into an even bigger disaster, or repeated failures due to lack of preparation?I’ve been through such situations several times. For example, I once left my house keys at the office … Read more
China and the Belt and Road: Isolation or Ambition? While China possesses vast landmass, its ambitious One Belt One Road initiative (also known as the Belt and Road Initiative or BRI) represents China’s strategy to overcome isolation. This massive infrastructure project spanning Southeast Asia and beyond raises important questions: Is this truly about mutual development … Read more
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI): China’s Grand Strategy for Global Economic Leadership Have you ever imagined the global economic map being redrawn on a giant chessboard? What if China were the one making the moves? The ambitious project spearheaded by Chinese President Xi Jinping since 2013, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), is widely … Read more
From Deng Xiaoping to President Xi Jinping The Evolution of China’s Modern Strategy in International Relations The establishment of the People’s Republic of China on October 1, 1949, marked the beginning of a new era in international political relations. After the tumultuous leadership of Mao Zedong, China needed a strategic transformation to secure its position … Read more