Iran is overstretched, and the war in Yemen may not be worth fighting for much longer.
The Chinese are looking for any hint that Washington is escalating the conflict with Beijing.
Jair Bolsonaro hopes to pull the country out of economic crisis and political scandal with ambitious reform initiatives. It won’t be easy.
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Neither country can solve the other’s top economic and strategic problems.
Athens has signaled it may expand its maritime boundaries, and Ankara isn’t happy about it.
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