Challenging Geopolitics
Challenging Geopolitics, George Wightman, James Reeves, Ed Shannon, Alejandra Bouzas Monroy, Sofia ZaninChallenging consensus and misconceptions.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 82 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 11 days ago |
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Founder & Director of Challenger Research Ltd, Head of Research
Director at Challenger Research. Interested in financial markets, geopolitics, aerospace & defence, history
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