Death and taxes. Russia is planning tax hikes to help pay for its protracted war in Ukraine. The corporate tax rate will increase to 25 percent from 20 percent, while the personal income tax rate for the highest earners will go to 22 percent from 15 percent. Levies on certain forms of mineral extraction are […]
Trespassers. The president of the Philippines raised serious concern about China’s new policy of detaining “foreign trespassers” in the South China Sea, including the...
Russian defense. Russia and Belarus began a joint air drill on Monday, part of efforts to improve air defense systems and coordination. Relatedly, the...
Under President Vladimir Putin, Russia invaded Ukraine under the assumption that Ukraine’s defeat would be rapid and complete, bringing Russia to NATO’s eastern border....
Argentine President Javier Milei will not be commemorating his country’s revolution on May 25 as originally planned. At the beginning of the year, he...
Gathering in Tehran. On the sidelines of the funeral of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, representatives of the so-called axis of resistance met in Tehran....
The death of Iran’s president comes at a critical moment for the Islamic Republic. The country’s political system is approaching an inflection point, when...
