The Guns of August // Iran Strike Imminent? // Venezuela Post-Election Chaos // Harris-Trump Tie // Which Veep?

July was the most hectic month for major geopolitical events in recent memory, but keep your seatbelts fastened for August. At this writing, far-right riots and looting in Southport, England  are wreaking havoc and are an early test of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s leadership as well as underscoring the power of social media as an “engine of polarisation”.