Background: Relations between Russia and Ukraine have been severely strained for years. Russia wants to bring Ukraine, part of the buffer between it and the West, back into its sphere of influence. Kyiv wants to reclaim Crimea from Russia and restore its authority in breakaway, pro-Russian eastern regions. What Happened: Russia’s Federal Customs Service accused […]
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.
Relations between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates appear strong on the surface. Both countries worked closely to defeat the Arab uprisings and...
Afghanistan worries everyone. The scramble to fill the power vacuum in Afghanistan continues. The Afghan ambassador to India said Indian military assistance may be...
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic devastated European economies, but it also created opportunities for the bloc to reform its fiscal rules. The existing framework, which...
Oil warnings. The International Energy Agency warned on Tuesday that oil supplies will get significantly tighter in the coming months if OPEC+ countries don’t...
U.S. President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are scheduled to meet Thursday in Washington, where they are expected to discuss issues such...
