The direction of the world economy is unclear. Geopolitical crises may disrupt supply chains (wars in various parts of the world), financial overhangs need resolute answers (public debts and ...

Tariff threats disrupt global trade, challenging African bodies like the SADC and highlighting the need for stronger regional unity. Mining trucks transport diamond-bearing rock ore from the open pit ...

The Trump administration is managing regional challenges in the South Caucasus to enhance U.S. presence while addressing Russia’s strategies. Oct. 9, 2023: An aerial view shows the ongoing ...

A growing concern dominates Western politics and diplomacy: the unraveling of the so-called rules-based world order. Many place the blame on the Trump administration. However, this shift was ...

President Trump’s withdrawal from the global minimum corporate tax deal reignites sovereignty concerns. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (center) and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell ...

The United States Energy Information Administration (EIA), the statistical and analytical agency within the Department of Energy, projects that the country will set a new oil production record this ...

Turkey’s EU accession may be on ice, but shared interests and concerns still unite the two. May 12, 1989: Turkish Prime Minister Turgut Ozal (right) welcomed Britain’s then Prince Charles (left) to ...

In a world teetering between authoritarianism and apathy, the new pope has a choice – challenge injustice or repeat the mistakes of silence and compromise. Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Prevost in the U.S ...

Japan is boosting military readiness, increasing its defense budget and fortifying alliances in response to growing threats from China, North Korea and Russia. Jan. 12: Japan’s 1st Airborne Brigade ...

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 ...

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 ...