Samael's Geopolitics
The Geopolitics section serves as a forensic lens into the shifting tides of global power, prioritizing a high-level strategic analysis that moves beyond surface-level headlines. It also includes a description in Amharic. The podcast is hosted on Substack and is produced by Samael's Podcast.
Episodes
Horn of Africa 2026: Sudan Recalls Ambassador Over Drone Strikes
Did the Horn of Africa’s covert “shadow war” explode into open conflict on May 5, 2026, as Sudan recalled its ambassador amid allegations of UAE-Ethiopian drone strikes and a documented logistics pipeline?On May 5, 2026, the geopolitical landscape of the Horn of Africa shifted dramatically from covert proxy maneuvers to open confrontation between major state actors. Sudan officially recalled its a
Sudan Crisis 2026: Berlin Conference, Famine & The Rise of Local Aid
How did the Third International Sudan Conference in Berlin (April 2026) attempt to impose diplomatic order on a systemic collapse affecting 33.7 million people, and what role do “Emergency Response Rooms” play when global aid is blocked by weaponized bureaucracy?The Third International Sudan Conference, co-hosted by the UK, Germany, France, the US, the EU, and the African Union, addressed the worl
Sudan Shadow War: UAE-Ethiopia Air Bridge & The RSF Supply Line
How did a clandestine air bridge using Antonov An-124 cargo planes, operated by UAE sovereign wealth funds and routed through Ethiopian military bases, fuel the RSF’s assault on Sudan’s Blue Nile and Kordofan regions while diplomats feigned ignorance?While the Third International Sudan Conference in Berlin (April 2026) pledged €1.5 billion in humanitarian aid and vaguely condemned “external suppor
በኢትዮጵያ በኩል የሚያልፈው የሱዳን የጦር መሳሪያ ዝውውር
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Mossad & an Emperor's Fortune
What if the collapse of Emperor Haile Selassie’s regime in 1974 wasn’t just a political revolution, but the moment a massive national fortune vanished into Swiss bank accounts, allegedly facilitated by Israel’s Mossad through a deep, decades-long intelligence partnership?This explainer investigates the persistent and controversial allegations that Israel’s intelligence agency, Mossad, helped sipho
የኃይል ምንጭ የባህር ላይ ጥገኝነት
የቀረቡት ምንጮች እ.ኤ.አ. ሚያዝያ 2026 በኢትዮጵያ ውስጥ ከባድ **የኢነርጂ ቀውስ እንዳለ ይገልጻሉ፤ ይህም የሆርሙዝ ወሽመጥ በመዝጋት የነዳጅ ማስመጣትን በግማሽ ቀንሶታል። የተፈጠረውን **የ180,000 ሜትሪክ ቶን** እጥረት ለማስተዳደር መንግስት **ጥብቅ የነዳጅ ራሽን** ተግባራዊ አድርጓል፤ ይህም የዋጋ ጭማሪ እና ሊከሰት የሚችል የኢኮኖሚ ውድቀት እያጋጠመው ነው። ኢትዮጵያ የሩስያን ነዳጅ ዋጋ ለመቀነስ የBRICS+ አባልነቷን** ለመጠቀም እየሞከረች ነው፣ ነገር ግን ይህ ስትራቴጂ በጂቡቲ ወደብ ላይ በሚደርስ የሎጅስቲክስ እንቅፋቶች ምክንያት ውስብስብ ነው። አገሪቱ አሁን ከፍተኛ ደረጃ ላይ ያለ **ጂኦፖለቲካዊ ገጽታ**
Oil's Chokepoint
Is your nation’s energy supply trapped on an island vulnerable to naval blockades, or shielded by land-based pipelines from global chaos?The answer determines a country’s survival: nations relying on “seaborne” imports face an existential “island trap” where a single choke point closure (like the Strait of Hormuz) could trigger immediate economic collapse, while those with “non-seaborne” pipeline
Ethiopia's Fuel Siege
Can diplomacy prevail when fuel scarcity transforms foreign corporate assets into military targets in Ethiopia’s ongoing crisis?No, not without immediate intervention: the convergence of a decade-long rise in anti-foreign violence and a 2026 fuel siege has turned Chinese construction sites into fortified “islands of plenty,” creating a volatile standoff where rebels raid for “liquid gold,” governm
የኢትዮጵያ የነዳጅ ከበባ፡ የቻይና ንብረቶች ስጋት
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የነዳጅ እጥረት እና የሶማሊያ የፖለቲካ ቀውስ
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How Chinese Security Exports Capture Sovereignty
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የሞቃዲሾ የነዳጅ ዋጋ የቻይናን ፖሊሲ እንዴት ቀየረው
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China militarizes its investments in Somalia
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Somalias triple threat before May 15
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Ethiopia's lithium mines and factory prisons
Ethiopia’s lithium mines and factory prisons This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.samael.ink/subscribe
ኢትዮጵያን የጠፈነጋት የማይታየው የሦስትዮሽ ቋት
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የባህረ ሰላጤው ሀገራት ለምን የኢራን ኢላማ ሆኑ
የባህረ ሰላጤው ሀገራት ለምን የኢራን ኢላማ ሆኑ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.samael.ink/subscribe
ኢትዮጵያ ምን ትጠብቃለች?
ኢትዮጵያ ምን ትጠብቃለች? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.samael.ink/subscribe
የሞቃዲሾ የነዳጅ ዋጋ የቻይናን ፖሊሲ እንዴት ቀየረው
የሞቃዲሾ የነዳጅ ዋጋ የቻይናን ፖሊሲ እንዴት ቀየረው This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.samael.ink/subscribe
Ethiopia's High Tech Blitz for Assab Port
Ethiopia’s High Tech Blitz for Assab Port This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.samael.ink/subscribe
Iranian missiles target Gulf energy hubs
Iranian missiles target Gulf energy hubs This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.samael.ink/subscribe
በወታደራዊ ዛቻ የተሰመረው የካናዳና አሜሪካ ድንበር
በወታደራዊ ዛቻ የተሰመረው የካናዳና አሜሪካ ድንበር This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.samael.ink/subscribe
የጠፉት የድንበር መሬቶች
የጠፉት የድንበር መሬቶች This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.samael.ink/subscribe
Operation Epic Fury Shatters Global Aviation
Operation Epic Fury Shatters Global Aviation This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.samael.ink/subscribe
US-Canada Border: Peaceful Myth or Coercive Reality?
Was the US-Canada border born from peaceful negotiation and friendship, or was it carved out by a century of American ultimatums and the credible threat of military force?It was the latter: a history of coercion where the United States consistently employed a three-step playbook—military mobilization or threat, British calculation to avoid costly war, and territorial concession—to seize vast swath
The 1.2 billion dollar airline cash crisis
The 1.2 billion dollar airline cash crisis This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.samael.ink/subscribe
በቱሪስት ቪዛ የተሸሸገው የማዕድን ዘረፋና እገታ
በቱሪስት ቪዛ የተሸሸገው የማዕድን ዘረፋና እገታ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.samael.ink/subscribe
የ600 ዓመቱ የኢትዮጵያ የባህር በር ሴራ
የ600 ዓመቱ የኢትዮጵያ የባህር በር ሴራ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.samael.ink/subscribe
የኢትዮጵያ ረጅም ከበባ
የኢትዮጵያ ረጅም ከበባ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.samael.ink/subscribe
የእድገት መርዝ
የእድገት መርዝ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.samael.ink/subscribe
የአረንጓዴው ኃይል መርዛማ ዋጋ በኢትዮጵያ
የአረንጓዴው ኃይል መርዛማ ዋጋ በኢትዮጵያ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.samael.ink/subscribe
የኢትዮጵያ የባህር በር እና የናንጂንግ ማኒፌስቶ
የኢትዮጵያ የባህር በር እና የናንጂንግ ማኒፌስቶ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.samael.ink/subscribe
የኢትዮጵያ የባህር በር እና የረጅሙ ከበባ
የኢትዮጵያ የባህር በር እና የረጅሙ ከበባ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.samael.ink/subscribe
How China Weaponizes Global Infrastructure
How China Weaponizes Global Infrastructure This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.samael.ink/subscribe
Saudi Arabia ends neutrality against Iran
Saudi Arabia ends neutrality against Iran This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.samael.ink/subscribe
ሳዑዲ ገለልተኝነቷን አቁማ የጣይፍን አየር ሰፈር ከፈተች
ሳዑዲ ገለልተኝነቷን አቁማ የጣይፍን አየር ሰፈር ከፈተች This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.samael.ink/subscribe
በባህር ላይ የሚሰመረው የሄክሳጎን አሊያንስ ካርታ
በባህር ላይ የሚሰመረው የሄክሳጎን አሊያንስ ካርታ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.samael.ink/subscribe
የበርበራ መስመር እና የሄክሳጎን ጥምረት
የበርበራ መስመር እና የሄክሳጎን ጥምረት This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.samael.ink/subscribe
የሄክሳጎን ህብረት እና የኢትዮጵያ የባህር በር
የሄክሳጎን ህብረት እና የኢትዮጵያ የባህር በር This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.samael.ink/subscribe
የሄክሳጎን ጥምረት እና አዲሱ የዓለም ካርታ
የሄክሳጎን ጥምረት እና አዲሱ የዓለም ካርታ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.samael.ink/subscribe
የሄክሳጎን ጥምረት የሳለው አዲሱ የዓለም ካርታ
የሄክሳጎን ጥምረት የሳለው አዲሱ የዓለም ካርታ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.samael.ink/subscribe
የቻይና የዕዳ ወጥመድ እና የዲጂታል አምባገነንነት
የቻይና የዕዳ ወጥመድ እና የዲጂታል አምባገነንነትThis Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.samael.ink/subscribe
የጥላ ኢኮኖሚውን በመስበር የገንዘብ ሉዓላዊነትን ማስመለስ
የጥላ ኢኮኖሚውን በመስበር የገንዘብ ሉዓላዊነትን ማስመለስ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.samael.ink/subscribe
የኢትዮጵያ አየር መንገድ እና የቻይና የጥገና ወጥመድ
የኢትዮጵያ አየር መንገድ እና የቻይና የጥገና ወጥመድ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.samael.ink/subscribe
የተለያየ ዓለም፡ የቻይና ስትራቴጂ
የተለያየ ዓለም፡ የቻይና ስትራቴጂ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.samael.ink/subscribe
የተከፋፈለ ዓለም፡ እዳ እና የበላይነት
የተከፋፈለ ዓለም፡ እዳ እና የበላይነት This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.samael.ink/subscribe
የታገደው ቢሊዮን ዶላር እና የአርበኛው ብዜት
የታገደው ቢሊዮን ዶላር እና የአርበኛው ብዜት This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.samael.ink/subscribe
Russia targets London with Iranian missiles
Russia targets London with Iranian missiles This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.samael.ink/subscribe
የቻይና ስውር ሴራ በኢትዮጵያ አየር መንገድ
የቻይና ስውር ሴራ በኢትዮጵያ አየር መንገድ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.samael.ink/subscribe
የሬሚታንስ ከበባ እና የዲያስፖራው የህግ ወጥመድ
የሬሚታንስ ከበባ እና የዲያስፖራው የህግ ወጥመድ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.samael.ink/subscribe
Hedge funds sue Ethiopia over de-dollarization
Hedge funds sue Ethiopiaover de-dollarization This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.samael.ink/subscribe
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