Start Here: What Makes GG Different

I’m Pyotr Kurzin: a half-Russian, half-British strategist with experience inside major institutions like the UN, World Bank, and Crisis Group, combined with fieldwork across Africa and Eurasia.

I’ve briefed diplomats, interviewed rebels, and sat in war rooms and village huts alike.

The Global Gambit draws on both ends of that spectrum to explore the hidden logic of global power: where grand strategy meets personal stakes.

What you’ll get

Clear, story-driven analysis of the geopolitical forces shaping our world; from power plays and peace deals to sanctions, coups, and strategy shifts.

Expect: 1) weekly breakdowns, 2) sharp commentary, and 3) opinion pieces, and even occasional dispatches from the field.

No fluff. No safe takes. Just insight (and a touch of British snark).

Why subscribe?

Because the headlines won’t tell you why or how something happened, only that it did.

The GG newsletter pulls back the curtain to expose the strategic logic behind today’s biggest global decisions, and what they mean for tomorrow.

All written by someone who's actually worked inside the global ‘‘deep-state.’’

What to expect

Here l write on geopolitics of power, statecraft, and risk.

From coups and coalitions to sanctions and speeches, with a sharp eye on how those decisions play out in real lives and global systems.

Expect interviews and episodes involving personal stories as much as professional analysis.

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This isn’t just a newsletter. It’s a conversation.

Subscribers get early access to episodes, behind-the-scenes context, Q and A’s, plus the chance to shape future topics and questions.

Come for the strategy, stay for the stories.