Last week, China celebrated the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party. The celebration included a plan for the invasion of Taiwan,...
Energy inflation. Concerns are growing in Europe about rising energy prices. In Germany, the price of electricity has doubled since March 2020. Gasoline prices...
In August 2020, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi unveiled the New Sham project, an initiative aimed at fostering economic integration between Iraq, Egypt and...
Background: Even before the pandemic, Russia’s economy was struggling under the weight of sanctions and the low price of oil, which remains Russia’s main...
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...
This week, the conservative Sunday Times newspaper published the results of a poll showing that support for Scottish independence has dropped to its lowest...
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....
Under fire in Colombia. A helicopter carrying Colombian President Ivan Duque, as well as the country’s defense minister, interior minister and others, came under...
Chinese President Xi Jinping did the unexpected earlier this month during a speech delivered to a Politburo study session: He told his government to...
