Farewell visit. Angela Merkel is in Moscow for her final in-person talks as German chancellor with Russian President Vladimir Putin. They are expected to discuss a number of contentious topics including the conflict in eastern Ukraine, the situation in Afghanistan and growing tensions between Belarus and the West. Both leaders emphasized the need for dialogue despite […]
“The authorities in Kabul, whoever they are.” The European Union should open a dialogue with the Taliban, EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell said,...
Escape from Afghanistan. Cities in Afghanistan are falling like dominoes, with the Taliban taking another eight provincial capitals in the past six days. The...
Open to discussion. High-level U.S. and South Korean diplomats held talks on mapping out a path forward for potential engagement with North Korea. Conspicuously,...
Support for Taiwan. Japan’s defense minister over the weekend called for greater international attention on the “survival of Taiwan,” warning that China is working...
Biden’s warning. U.S. President Joe Biden warned that cyberattacks could spark a shooting war. This follow’s last week’s launch of the U.S.-led multilateral cybersecurity...
The U.S.-China cyber feud is escalating. On Wednesday, Chinese state media claimed U.S. hackers launched attacks on thousands of servers in China. This comes...
Background: Since the United States began withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan, the Taliban have been gaining strength and neighboring countries have been increasingly concerned...
Demonstrations in France. Protests erupted in several French cities, including Paris, Nantes, Marseille and Montpellier, after President Emmanuel Macron on Monday announced plans to...
Dec. 2, 2015 We look into the future and forecast what the world will look like in a quarter of a century. We predict several disruptions in the global structure by 2040 and conclude that much of the instability over the next 25 years will be focused in the European and Asian continents.
Here is a summary of some of our key predictions for the next 25 years.
Dec. 2, 2015 We look into the future and forecast what the world will look like in a quarter of a century. We predict several disruptions in the global structure by 2040 and conclude that much of the instability over the next 25 years will be focused in the European and Asian continents.
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