hi, so I am a geopolitics enthusiast, I know enough to be able to sustain conversations for a while but, 1, I don't know all the dynamics in the geopolitical realm and 2, I lack the clarity from scratch. I remember asking someone about how to start with Israel-plaestine conflict and they suggested going to wikipedia first and I think its pretty vast and a good source to at least know about all facts associated with it.

I often read articles/opeds to build more nuanced understanding but I need a base that's rooted in history so even when a kid asks about even the smallest bombing/attack in say, Saudi by Houthis I want to be able to explain it to them from the scratch of how Houthis came in 2014 and how their dynamics with Saudi are and everything. I agree geopolitics is way too convoluted but I guess that is the fun about it, right?

So, I want to know how do I know what all to read to be able to comment intelligently (presenting both facts and my analysis) on any topic be it -us-china on Taiwan, Middle East, Russia-Ukraine, indo-pak, Sudan conflicts, anything and everything temporally under the sun.

I am ready to put in as much effort but I need a direction. thanks a lot!