Five crucial months in global geopolitics

Five months remain until the next US president is sworn in. Five very fluid and dangerous months. Everyone knows that President Joe Biden is on his the way out. His power and influence are waning with each passing day. This would not be particularly remarkable if we were not experiencing a period of unimaginable geopolitical instability. It is very rare to have so many dangerous fronts open at the same time. The war in Ukraine may be entering its final phase, but it seems that it still hides several surprises. The war in the Middle East is deepening and expanding. Tension between China and Taiwan remains unabated.

Powerful players on the global political chessboard see the coming months as either an opportunity or a suffocating deadline. Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu believes that Biden will have less and less power while remaining trapped in the doctrine of full...