The major economies of the West are bankrupting themselves, one illusion at a time. Policymakers stubbornly support failed policies as a cure for economic woes, when in fact they are the disease. All ...

African nations are asserting control over resources, renegotiating deals and prioritizing local benefits amid global competition for its critical minerals. March 2008, Orapa, Botswana: A truck ...

The August 2025 Washington Joint Declaration on peace and connectivity, branded as the Transit, Regional Integration and Peace Project (TRIPP) and signed by Armenia and Azerbaijan with the United ...

Geopolitical competition in the Arctic and Antarctic is intensifying, with security overtaking climate concerns. Global competition in the world’s polar regions is escalating. The nature of the ...

Artificial intelligence is by far the most transformative technology our species has developed in decades, arguably the most important leap after the advent of the internet itself. It has the ...

The future of relations between Ukraine and the rest of Europe revolves around two main themes: military-industrial cooperation, and the provision of energy and mineral resources for European markets.

Europe’s moralizing approach to energy and raw materials has weakened its resilience. Ideology and hypocrisy are luxuries it can no longer afford. Because they have been demonized in Europe, mining ...

The latest technologies are presenting Arab and North African states with a whole new set of struggles and opportunities. Morocco is a case in point. Morocco’s Minister of Digital Transition, Amal El ...

China’s vulnerability to militants and unrest in Pakistan’s southwestern province, Balochistan, threatens its projection of power in Asia and the BRI as a whole. In 2011, Hillary Clinton, then-United ...

Once close allies, Israel and Turkiye now clash over Palestine and Syria, with mistrust and competing interests driving a deepening regional rivalry. June 13, 2013: Supporters of Turkish Prime ...

Stock market valuations soar beyond economic fundamentals, intensifying inequality and risking systemic instability amid unprecedented asset bubbles. In July, Nvidia made history by becoming the first ...

The development of a non-Western payment system is gathering pace. BRICS countries are moving their focus from the ambitious goal of a shared BRICS currency to more feasible targets, such as increased ...