Washington is mixing growth-oriented tax reforms with selective spending cuts while ignoring the root cause of America’s worsening fiscal predicament. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) marks a ...

A two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine issue is flawed because of corruption, security risks and Hamas’s destabilizing role. The endorsement of a two-state ...

Although many nations have recognized Palestine in recent years, these symbolic acts have not altered the regional situation. In October 2014, Sweden became the first Western European country to ...

Iran’s sway in the oil market is fading as global supply chains diversify and new producers emerge, with China buying most of its exports at a discount. Iran remains a major oil producer, but its ...

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 ...

President-elect Nawrocki’s win weakens Prime Minister Donald Tusk and sets Warsaw on a more U.S.-aligned, Brussels-wary course. On August 6, conservative Karol Nawrocki takes the oath of office as ...

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 ...

Struggles with stagnating GDP growth and budget disagreements are compelling South African policymakers to urgently address long-standing economic challenges. March 12, 2025: People Against Budget ...

Global trade flows are shifting and fragmenting, while Donald Trump’s rapprochement with Vladimir Putin could complicate matters further. Cars lined up for export at the Lianyungang Port in China. In ...

President Trump has renewed U.S. interest in Greenland to counter Chinese and Russian influence in the Arctic. Flags from the Faroe Islands, Denmark, Greenland and the United States are displayed in ...

If history teaches anything, it is that ignoring past conflicts invites future catastrophes. Opening of the documentary exhibition “Maidan Cases: On the Way to Justice and History” at the Memorial to ...

The new French budget was finally approved in the first week of February. The question now is whether it will deliver on its promises. A new government was established in France this December.