Persistent global imbalances have become a defining feature of the international economy, contributing to protectionism, geopolitical rivalry and financial instability. Coordinated appreciation of ...

As great powers decline, they engage in “micro-militarism,” extreme but unsustainable military actions aimed at restoring their fading prestige. We’ve historically seen this in Athens, Portugal, Spain ...

The Iran war will shape global politics, exposing limits of military power while disrupting energy flows and security dynamics. The US and Israel strategized but failed to resolve core disputes, while ...

The US-Israeli attacks on Iran have placed the Gulf states, particularly the Gulf Cooperation Council members, in a precarious position. Their economies, reliant on foreign investment and tourism, are ...

Cuba undoubtedly reached a critical juncture in January 2026, when Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was captured, and Venezuela suspended its oil supplies. These developments pressured Cuba, ...

The US recently designated Sudan’s Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group amid ongoing conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces. Islamist factions, deeply entwined with ...

In the Andaman Sea, the Rohingya exodus and the “Shadow Fleet” converge in a “Ghost Protocol”. By deactivating AIS transponders, traffickers hide both humanitarian atrocities and the ship-to-ship (STS ...

In October 2025, Le Monde featured a column by its San Francisco correspondent, Corine Lesnes, in which she expressed her doubts about the sanity of a prominent figure in finance and a Silicon Valley ...

Iran’s decisive retaliation against US and Israeli military aggression has shattered the long-standing perception of the US as a global security shield. This shift challenges the post-war geopolitical ...

After eight decades of continuous peace in Western Europe, US President Donald Trump is actively sowing the seeds of upheaval. He is bringing back fears of a Germany that is too militarily powerful ...

History will record the early 21st century as the era of the “Great Betrayal.” We witness a profound moral collapse within Western academia, media and political movements — a collapse defined by a ...

The Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program in Indonesia faces criticism for poor quality, mismanagement, and possible fraud, with delayed regulation and harmful messaging worsening public backlash.