Of all the disagreements among the European Union member states – migration, foreign policy or even the so-called European Green Deal – economic policy is by far the most contentious. Since 2001, 19 of the 27 EU members have adopted a single currency, the euro, and they thus share one monetary policy. In good times, […]
Japanese-Taiwanese talks. Officials from Japan’s and Taiwan’s respective ruling parties held long-awaited security talks on Friday, a major if still mostly symbolic breakthrough in...
Background: China’s population has not shared in the country's past three decades of breakneck economic growth. The rising tide may have lifted nearly all...
Afghanistan in crisis. Two explosions took place outside Kabul airport on Thursday, the Pentagon confirmed. Few details were available at the time of writing,...
Afghanistan is not a country that lends itself to domination by sheer force. Its rugged, mountainous terrain makes it impossible for a foreign military,...
Hard deadline. Resisting pressure from G-7 members, U.S. President Joe Biden said Washington would not change the Aug. 31 deadline for the complete withdrawal...
Background: When the European Union drafted its most recent long-term budget (2021-27), it prioritized technological advancement and innovation over other areas such as cohesion....
EU support. The European Union is reportedly developing proposals to support domestic production of a rare earth magnet used in the manufacturing of electric...
Over the past week, there's been a perplexing amount of consternation and, in some corners, elation about how the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan might...
Merkel in Ukraine. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met in Kyiv on Sunday. At a joint press conference, the two...
