What is Geoshawk?
Geoshawks are like earthquakes.
Tectonic plates shift, grind, and release energy, leading to tremors and potential disaster. When regional and global political dynamics shift, they echo through the corridors of power and the streets of everyday life.
Geoshawk is your curated lens on the build-up to and unfolding of seismic events with a focus on the interplay between the online information space and politics, namely topics such as tech, misinformation/disinformation, and influence operations (IOs).
What will Geoshawk do?
Geoshawk is different from your typical analysis-heavy newsletter. Instead, it is a digest of the latest tech, mis/disinformation, & IO news & research globally, with extra attention on regions and countries such as Russia, Caucasus, Central Asia, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and the US. Geoshawk also places a special emphasis on election integrity, a cornerstone of political stability and a common target of IOs, especially in 2024.
Geoshawk free features:
10-15 articles on the most essential AND underreported events delivered to your inbox every Friday.
More free subscriber features to come in the future!
Who is the author?
I'm Alan Shaw-Krivosh (Alan SK for short), a news junkie since high school and an ex-digital nomad and expat who has lived in numerous countries and traveled to dozens of others. I have worked on and studied political, economic, and security issues in various regions, including those featured in this newsletter.
Why subscribe?
By subscribing to Geoshawk, you will never worry about missing a thing.
If you join me as a paid subscribing member, you also get access to:
The satisfaction of contributing to knowledge sharing in the public and private sector communities countering influence operations.
The satisfaction of contributing to knowledge sharing in underreported regions, like the Caucasus and Central Asia.
Up to 10 more articles.
More paid subscriber features to come in the future!
Am I on other platforms?
This is my LinkedIn, ICYMI, above.
I am also on Bluesky as Shawk News; I post news alerts related to the topics above.
Pitch me? Join me?
I welcome feedback, pitches, guest articles, and contributions to research or development :)
If you have expertise in one of the regions and/or are passionate about the topics covered, please reach out!
