Oil production hike. OPEC+ countries reached a deal to raise production by a total of 400,000 barrels per day on a monthly basis starting from August and phase out cuts that had previously been agreed to by September 2022. The agreement will add about 2 percent more oil to global supplies by the end of […]
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.
Afghanistan worries everyone. The scramble to fill the power vacuum in Afghanistan continues. The Afghan ambassador to India said Indian military assistance may be...
Cuban dissent. Large-scale protests broke out across Cuba Sunday against the country’s shortages of basic goods, medicine and food items. The government responded by...
Ready to help. Russia is prepared to use its Tajik military base to defend Tajikistan from spillover violence originating in Afghanistan, Russian Foreign Minister...
Energy inflation. Concerns are growing in Europe about rising energy prices. In Germany, the price of electricity has doubled since March 2020. Gasoline prices...
U.S.-Taiwanese trade talks. Taiwan and the U.S. formally restarted talks on a free trade deal. China, meanwhile, continues to lag on meeting its purchase...
Diplomacy by other means. U.S. forces in Syria and Iraq are bracing for Iran-backed militias’ response to recent U.S. airstrikes along the Iraqi-Syrian border....
Breakthrough in subsidies dispute. The United States and European Union agreed on a cease-fire in their 17-year battle over subsidies for Boeing and Airbus,...
The Geopolitics of the American President &