Global debt has reached unprecedented levels, and with repayments due soon, issues with refinancing and overspending could lead to a crisis of democracy. The failure of Western democracies to uphold ...

Trump’s presidency marks a stark departure from Biden’s Ukraine policy, favoring concessions to Russia. April 26: U.S. President Donald Trump (left) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the ...

As countries seek reliable and low-carbon energy sources, nuclear power’s role in the global pivot has become a point of contention. The Three Mile Island power plant in Pennsylvania, the site of the ...

Central and South America with the Caribbean face growing geopolitical pressure as Washington and Beijing compete for dominance south of the U.S. border. Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) and Luiz ...

Washington and Beijing are increasingly deploying measures aimed at bolstering their national security, while targeting each other’s strategic economic sectors. A cyclist waits for traffic lights in ...

The conflict is so enormous that it is difficult to put its dimensions into ordinary words. On one side, a super-powerful man. The most influential and most watched politician on the planet; probably ...

Carbon pricing mechanisms are gaining traction, but a global deal remains elusive. A car refuels at a Petro-Canada gas station in Victoria, Canada. British Columbia introduced North America’s first ...

A major geopolitical realignment is dismantling traditional foreign aid systems in favor of limited measures to bolster strategic national interests. A man in Nakuru, Kenya, reads a newspaper in ...

Facing Russian hostility and U.S. retrenchment, Europe must urgently redefine its security strategy and defense posture. Soldiers of a Eurocorps detachment raise the European Union flag during the ...

Since 2011, Libya has been in turmoil, facing a divided state, stalled elections, militia control and unsuccessful UN stabilization efforts. Feb. 17, 2025: Thousands gathered at Martyrs’ Square in ...

Global trade flows are shifting and fragmenting, while Donald Trump’s rapprochement with Vladimir Putin could complicate matters further. Cars lined up for export at the Lianyungang Port in China. In ...

The suspension of Russian gas exports through Ukraine signals a transformation in Europe’s energy landscape and reliance. A worker walks beneath the pipework in the yard of a comprehensive gas ...