The conflict between Iran and Israel has set the Middle East down a path toward a slow but significant strategic shift. Iran’s flagging influence has created an opportunity for the region’s Sunni Arab states to tip the balance of power in their favor, but they will likely be unable to do so. The one country […]
North Korea’s rubber-stamp legislature convened this week, tasked with amending the constitution to designate South Korea as a “hostile” country, remove clauses related to...
North Korean mission. North Korea will likely deploy troops to Ukraine to support Russia’s war effort there, South Korea’s defense minister said on Tuesday....
Kazakh doubts. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said construction and operation of a future nuclear power plant in the country should be entrusted to an...
Security matters. Top security officials from the Russia-led Commonwealth of Independent States are holding a summit in Kazakhstan. At the gathering, the chief of...
Last weekend, the South China Sea was unprecedentedly busy with military activities. For the very first time, the Chinese navy deployed three aircraft carriers...
Weak performance. Russia’s services purchasing managers’ index fell to 50.5 points in September from 52.3 in August. Though not quite in contraction territory, it...
A day after Iran launched some 200 ballistic missiles at targets across the country, Israeli officials on Oct. 2 announced plans for major retaliation,...
One of Mexico’s defining challenges as a country is the stark economic divide between its northern and southern regions. This disparity makes it extremely...
