Geopolitics News: 22 June 2025

Commodity Shockwaves: Oil Soars, Gold Shines, Crops Sway as War, Weather & Policy Roil Markets

Key Facts: Energy: War Drives Oil Higher, Gas Steadies, Renewables Reshuffled Oil – War and Output Cuts: Crude markets rallied sharply to close the week, propelled by geopolitics. Brent oil settled at

27 September 2025

Precious Metals Skyrocket as Gold Hits Record High, Silver & Platinum Soar – Fed Bets and Geopolitics Fuel Rally

Precious Metals Rally Overview (Sept 23–24, 2025) Precious metals prices soared to multi-year highs in the past 48 hours, capping a dramatic two-week run-up. Gold set a fresh all-time high near $3,790/oz

24 September 2025

Federal Reserve · Geopolitics · Gold · Precious Metals · Silver

Kim Jong Un’s AI Drone Ambition Shakes Up Global Military Balance

Background: North Korea’s Military and Tech Capabilities North Korea’s military has long been formidable on paper, anchored by its nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles programs. As of 2025, the country is estimated

19 September 2025

Artificial Intelligence · Drones · Geopolitics · Military Technology · North Korea

Drone Warfare and Developments in Ukraine (2024–2025)

High-Stakes Drone Showdown: Why the U.S. Is Scrambling to Catch Up with Russia in Ukraine’s War

Drones Take Center Stage in the Ukraine War Unmanned aerial vehicles – drones – have become central to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, redefining how wars are fought. What began in 2022 with ad-hoc

16 September 2025

Drones · Geopolitics · Military · Technology · Ukraine War

NVIDIA’s $4 Trillion AI Revolution: How the Chipmaker Overtook Apple and Microsoft

Nvidia in China’s Crosshairs: Inside the High-Stakes Chip War Showdown

Background: Nvidia’s Role in AI and Chips A building at Nvidia’s headquarters. Nvidia is the world’s leading maker of advanced graphics processors and AI accelerator chips, which have become strategic assets in

15 September 2025

China · Geopolitics · NVIDIA · Semiconductors · Technology

Putin–Trump Anchorage Summit: Secret Tech Deals, Cyber Power Plays, and the Arctic Icebreaker Gamble

The Anchorage talks occurred in mid-August 2025 in Alaska between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, aimed primarily at ending the war in Ukraine. No public cyber accords were announced at the summit,

15 August 2025

Arctic · Cybersecurity · Geopolitics · International Relations · Technology

Global Drone Market in Q3 2025: Supply Chain, Geopolitics, and Export Controls

In Q3 2025 the global drone market faces significant supply-chain pressure from component shortages, tariffs, and logistics delays, with China historically dominating motor, ESC, battery, flight controller, camera, sensor, propeller, and carbon-fiber

13 July 2025

Drones · Export Controls · Geopolitics · Global Market · Supply Chain

Semiconductor Industry Roundup (June–July 2025): Advanced Chips, Equipment, and Geopolitics

In summer 2025, TSMC reported near 90% yield on its 3 nm process, versus Samsung’s roughly 50% yield. Samsung, which pioneered 3 nm gate-all-around transistors in 2022, continues to struggle with yields

1 July 2025

Chips · Geopolitics · Industry · Semiconductors · Technology

Global Semiconductor Industry Trends and 2025 Outlook: AI Boom, Advanced Nodes, and Geopolitics (Report: June 27th, 2025)

Global semiconductor revenue reached $626 billion in 2024, up 18.1% from 2023, with Gartner projecting about $705 billion in 2025. Data-center AI chip sales rose to $112 billion in 2024, up from

27 June 2025

AI Industry · Geopolitics · Market Outlook · Semiconductors · Technology Trends

Strait of Hormuz Crisis: World’s Critical Oil Chokepoint at the Center of a Geopolitical Storm

On June 22, 2025, the United States launched Operation Midnight Hammer, bombing Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan, after which Iran’s parliament voted to close the Strait of Hormuz. The Strait of Hormuz carries

22 June 2025

Crisis · Energy Security · Geopolitics · Oil · Strait of Hormuz

Stunning Satellite Images Reveal Fordow Nuclear Facility Cratered by U.S. Airstrike

Before the Strike: Trucks and Bulldozers Spotted at Fordow Satellite surveillance captured telltale signs of Iranian preparations at Fordow. On June 19, 2025 a Maxar satellite image shows cargo trucks parked outside

22 June 2025

Airstrikes · Geopolitics · Military Technology · Nuclear Facilities · Satellite Imagery

Everything You Need to Know About Iran’s Secretive Fordo Nuclear Facility

Fordo, officially Shahid Ali-Mohammadi Nuclear Facility, sits about 30 km northeast of Qom, Iran, built into a mountain on an IRGC base and buried 80–90 meters underground. Western intelligence uncovered Fordo, and

22 June 2025

Analysis · Geopolitics · Iran · Nuclear · Security

Geopolitics News: 22 June 2025 - 27 September 2025