Tag: geopolitics

One of U.S. President Donald Trump’s most frequent fixations during his first 100 days in office has been his desire to “get Greenland.” When rationalizing this radical impulse, the president ...

Financial markets and U.S. businesses relying on imports have forced U.S. President Donald Trump to significantly climb down from his recent tariff broadside against most of the world but especially ...

The Taiwan Strait may be the most likely candidate for the place that sets off World War III. Until recently, however, Taiwan was not acting like a country facing a ...

At the China Development Forum on March 23, Chinese Premier Li Qiang laid out an ambitious road map for the nation’s economic recovery, emphasizing consumer spending, innovation, and foreign investment. ...

POONCH, Jammu and Kashmir—In the early hours of May 7, 12-year-old twins Zain Ali and Urwa Fatima cowered in their family home as the walls around them shook amid heavy ...

In 2003, India, Brazil, and South Africa established what they called the IBSA Dialogue Forum. The trilateral initiative aimed to promote south-south cooperation, reform global governance structures, and amplify the ...

China’s and Russia’s recent announcements on expanding their presence in Antarctica are not simply the latest extension of Moscow and Beijing’s “no limits” partnership. Rather, they should be a wakeup ...

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the outcome of direct Russia-Ukraine peace talks, Israeli airstrikes across Gaza, and the United States preparing to set new tariff rates ...

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the failed attempt to hold direct peace talks between the leaders of Russia and Ukraine, how Asia-Pacific countries and the European ...

On May 6, a surprise ceasefire between the U.S. and the Houthis—one that explicitly excluded Israel—brought a pause to the Red Sea conflict. It also handed the militia a rare ...