Russia’s withdrawal from key conflict zones leaves the U.S. with selective gains, while China and Turkiye are stepping up to expand their influence. Jan. 15, 2026, Moscow, Russia: President Vladimir ...

Singapore strategically navigates rivalries, maintaining economic ties with China and security cooperation with the U.S. while pursuing its national interests. July 11, 2025: Inside the Rain Vortex, ...

Illicit gold financing networks prolong the Sudan war, while the neighbors who can help most are embroiled in their own disagreements. The conflict that ignited in Sudan in April 2023 began as a power ...

What appears to be a transatlantic rift is, in fact, a return to America’s original hemispheric identity. U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer visit a golf course on ...

Saudi Arabia’s strikes on the UAE-backed STC and the group’s subsequent dissolution mark a turning point in the intensifying rivalry over Yemen. Dec. 2, 2024: UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed bin ...

The Iran conflict is disrupting India’s energy supplies and remittances, forcing New Delhi to balance ties with Iran, the U.S., Israel and Gulf states. The Indian tanker Jag Vasant, which had been ...

For decades, private equity (PE) has been lauded as a superior form of capitalism, a bastion of entrepreneurial vigor amid sclerotic public corporations. The value proposition − generate high returns ...

Latin America is undergoing a political transformation. Seven countries in the region have recently or will soon hold elections: Bolivia, Honduras, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru, Colombia and Brazil, in ...

Lessons from history highlight Europe’s urgent need to adapt to a transforming global order. Europe cannot live in decadent isolation forever. © GIS – This ...

When it comes to China’s role in the war in Iran, there are two diametrically opposed viewpoints. One view holds that China and Iran, with Russia and North Korea, form an “axis of evil,” and that it ...

Emerging global fragmentation enables middle powers to navigate alliances and assert greater independence. April 7, 2026: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (center with sunglasses) and other ...

Ethiopians vote in general elections in June, deciding on the country’s national policy, regional strategy and whether controversial reforms will continue. Protesters at the White House in Washington, ...