Fundraising drive. Iran recently shipped nearly 3 million barrels of oil from a storage facility in China, drawing from a stockpile of at least 25 million barrels set up in late 2018, anonymous sources told the Wall Street Journal. Beijing authorized the exports after discussions with Iranian officials in November and December. Tehran is reportedly […]
From a geopolitical perspective, the U.S.-Canadian relationship is enviable. The two countries lack the dramatic historical, cultural and religious differences that often lead to...
German government divided. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Defense Minister Boris Pistorius want to provide Ukraine with a 3 billion euro ($3.1 billion)...
Mixed results. Germany’s industrial production rose more than expected in November. According to figures released on Thursday, output increased 1.5 percent from the previous...
Editor’s note: If it feels as though the world is changing, that’s because it is. Global economic reconfiguration, demographic decline and geopolitical realignment have...
Ankara's warning. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned that his country could launch a joint military operation with the new administration in Syria if...
For all the attention paid to the world’s many terrestrial conflicts – in Ukraine, the Palestinian Territories, Syria, Myanmar and elsewhere – tensions on...
Focus on homemade. Israel’s Defense Ministry announced two deals with Israeli defense firm Elbit Systems in a move that could reduce the country’s reliance...
By Andrew Davidson
Ukrainian forces have launched another offensive in Russia's Kursk region following their initial assault that began last year inside Russia. Back in...
Syrian developments. The new regime in Damascus held talks with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and People’s Protection Units (YPG) demanding that they lay...
