Geopolitical ambitions, ethnic divisions and contested access to the sea and fresh water are intensifying anxieties in Ethiopia, Eritrea and the Tigray region. The port of Massawa is one of the ...

Giorgia Meloni’s government appears to be the most stable in Europe today. The prime minister represents a coalition of parties that have partnered since the 1990s, her popularity ratings are solid ...

The recently signed United States-Ukraine strategic minerals agreement, inked in April, grants Washington access to Ukraine’s extensive critical raw material deposits – vital for American advanced ...

Moreover, the EU’s use of trade defense instruments, such as anti-dumping duties and safeguards, has grown in frequency and scope. These measures are often employed in response to perceived unfair ...

Scenarios Very likely: Continued regulation will permanently distort the crypto market If regulation continues down its current path, it is highly likely that the original unique selling points of ...

Scenarios International agencies have underperformed because they were designed to promote global policymaking. This goal has largely failed. Governments have consistently resisted ceding sovereignty ...

Among the many global challenges facing the United States, the one receiving scant public attention is the resurgence of al-Qaeda through Central Asia and the Middle East. Today, there is an active ...

While many nations struggle under debt and flawed policies, Argentina’s recent reforms show that practical market solutions can deliver real economic recovery.

Few Europeans have heard of the Banking Union. Even fewer understand what it is meant to achieve, how it works or whether it actually works. Hardly anyone seems concerned that, despite years of hard ...

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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 ...

In East Africa specifically, debt to China has created a sense of dependency that currently shows no signs of abating. From 2014 to 2024, African debt service to China increased by a factor of five, ...