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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Xi Jinping is shifting China from an export-driven economy to the orchestrator of a new world order. Aug. 31: Leaders from Global Majority countries pose for a photo ahead of the dinner hosted by ...

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 ...

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 ...