Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the United States threatening secondary tariffs against Russia’s trade partners, the European Union’s response to Trump’s tariffs, and the death of Nigeria’s former leader. Secondary ...
Bri Adams always imagined that she would have three children, just like her parents did. At 33, she has a son, age 3, and a daughter, 1. Though Adams said ...
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at U.S. trade threats, French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to the United Kingdom, and deadly protests in Kenya. Deal or No Deal U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday ...
How low can the dollar go? The world’s reserve currency has declined by more than 10 percent in 2025, its worst start to a year in five decades. Why is ...
This may be crunch week for U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to remake the global trading order, with a self-imposed July 9 deadline to reach deals with hundreds of countries ...
In Washington, assessments of China—specifically, its economy and the legitimacy of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP)—are more polarized than ever. Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump’s aggressive approach to ...
Men in power are often animated by the desire to retain and consolidate their power—but not always by that alone. Sometimes, personal aggrandizement goes hand in hand with a sense ...
In terms of shaking up the global exchange rate system, there is little question that Richard Nixon serves as the closest analogy to Donald Trump in his second term. Nixon’s ...
Zohran Mamdani is likely to be the next mayor of New York City come November, having won the Democratic Party primary this week. That comes as a surprise for several ...
Ukraine is braced for a Kremlin summer offensive that will make a heavy dent in its weapons stockpile. Cautious that rebuilding those supplies requires sustained interest from its Western backers, ...
