China’s leap forward. China reportedly caught the U.S. off guard by testing a sophisticated new nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August, according to the Financial Times. The hypersonic glide vehicle purportedly fully circled the globe in low-earth orbit once before going after its target, which it narrowly missed. If true, this would be considered a major […]
France and Italy plan to sign the Quirinal Treaty, an agreement meant to improve bilateral relations generally and economic coordination and industrial ties specifically,...
Gas producers’ alliance? Saudi Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman said Riyadh would consider Russia’s invitation to cooperate on natural gas issues. He suggested such...
Clashes. Tensions reignited in Kosovo on Wednesday after a police raid on suspected smugglers in a Serb-populated area turned violent. Officers fired tear gas...
The Arab uprisings briefly resurrected the idea of Arab nationalism. During the 2011 Pan Arab Games in Qatar, spectators sang the unofficial Arab national...
China’s power crisis. Beijing is moving to liberalize electricity pricing in the country, while also surging imports of both coal and natural gas (including,...
The saga of debt-ridden Chinese property giant Evergrande, which has been rattling markets at home and abroad, isn’t going away anytime soon. After missing...
EU supremacy. In a landmark judgment, Poland’s Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that some EU treaties are incompatible with Polish law and that EU courts...
