As the U.S. struggles to divide its rivals, its missteps contrast with China’s deft diplomacy and Russia’s strategic craftiness. May 9: Russian President Vladimir Putin hosting his Chinese counterpart ...

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 ...

Operation Midnight Hammer dealt a major blow to Iran’s nuclear facilities, revealing the permanence of modern conflict – from hybrid warfare to shifting global alliances.

President Trump’s tariff threat, including his reciprocal tariffs that hit Vietnam especially hard, did not go down well in Southeast Asia. In fact, Southeast Asian countries were among the hardest ...

Ankara is reconsidering its recent policies, particularly toward Europe and the United States. This shift follows a decade (2012-2022) characterized by frequent acrimonious disagreements and sanctions ...

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 ...

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 ...

Odds are that United States President Donald Trump’s dramatic announcement of his interest in Greenland – as well as Canada and the Panama Canal, for that matter – was intended for an audience of one: ...

As President Trump fulfills his campaign promise to engage Russia on the Ukraine war, Turkey is quietly exploring its potential role in a post-conflict scenario, including overseeing a possible ...

When Xi Jinping became president in March 2013, there was widespread optimism across China. At that time, many Chinese economists held a linear viewpoint, believing that the country’s development ...

Bolivia is on the precipice of an economic crisis as it confronts shortages of hard currency and fuel, high inflation and dwindling natural gas production. Public anger has risen and street protests ...

Since the results of the presidential elections on October 9, 2024, in Mozambique were challenged by voters claiming election fraud, the country has been gripped by a sometimes violent political ...