The EU promotes itself as a global standard-bearer for values, but critics argue its regulations serve economic protectionism and entrench industry dominance. The Berlaymont building in Brussels, ...

Western caution favors Moscow’s delaying tactics, but Trump’s firm stance could force the Kremlin back to the negotiating table. As of now, Russia’s tactic of ...

Dr. Aleksandra Gadzala Tirziu is founder and CEO of the geopolitical and strategic communications advisory, Magpie Advisory. She is Nonresident Senior Fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft ...

Hungary joined the European Union in 2004. The country remained a net recipient of EU structural assistance from then until 2022, when budget funds were withdrawn by Brussels over rule-of-law issues.

The popularity of conservative nationalist movements and political parties is on the rise. One shared position is support for more restrictive immigration policies. Recent political events in Europe ...

Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan are strengthening their economic ties with China through an ambitious railway project linking the three countries along the historical Silk Road. The new railway connecting ...

Algeria, Egypt and Israel can increase their gas shipments to energy-desperate Europe, but they can reduce its dependence on supplies from Russia only so much. Europe’s difficult energy situation in ...

The Human Rights Council of the United Nations is unable to confront serious human rights situations evenhandedly. The divergent interests of the UN membership makes reform of the Human Rights Council ...

Hungary, a member of both the European Union and NATO, is increasingly looking eastward to counterbalance its reliance on the West. As long as it remains part of the Western alliance system, Budapest ...

China’s dominance over rare earths gives Beijing powerful leverage in trade, technology and strategic negotiations. Metal cubes representing rare earth elements including neodymium (Nd), praseodymium ...

China has entered a deflationary cycle, exposing stark economic disparities amid slowing growth and cautious policy changes. China has been facing ongoing deflation, with prices declining for six ...

Immigration will again fuel political tensions across the European Union, and governments will likely try to reduce the pull factors drawing African migrants. As European Union foreign policy chief ...