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Weekly Graphic: Changes in Latin American FDI

(click to enlarge) Foreign direct investment in Latin America in 2025 reflected a global landscape marked by uncertainty and a shift in U.S. trade policy....

The US and Canada Need Each Other

(click to enlarge) U.S.-Canada relations have entered their most contentious period in decades, with Washington and Ottawa trading tariffs, political pressure and public shows of...

India and China’s Paradoxical Relationship

(click to enlarge) India and China present one of contemporary geopolitics’ greatest paradoxes: two nuclear-armed rivals locked in an intensifying military standoff while simultaneously becoming...

Diminished Expectations for 2026 Economic Growth

(click to enlarge) The World Bank's January forecast, which had expected the global economy to maintain relatively strong growth momentum, has been revised downward. The...

Ceuta’s Migration Crisis

(click to enlarge) On 30 July, an unprecedented migration crisis unfolded in the small Spanish exclave of Ceuta, an 18-square-kilometer (7-square-mile) territory on the North...

China-Russia Naval Cooperation and Japan’s Response

(click to enlarge) Recurring operations around Japan are improving China and Russia’s ability to coordinate pressure on the U.S.-led regional alliance system. Since 2021, China...

Building Around the Strait of Hormuz

(click to enlarge) Plans by Dubai port operator DP World to expand port infrastructure on the eastern seaboard of United Arab Emirates should be understood...

Turkey’s Ascent as a Defense Industrial Player

(click to enlarge) Turkey’s defense industry is expanding rapidly. The country became the world’s 11th-largest supplier of arms exports recently, while its share of global...

The Race for Energy Security

(click to enlarge) The International Energy Agency released its 2026 energy investment report, highlighting the key investment regions and sectors as the world continues to...

Expanding the Copperbelt’s Atlantic Export Routes

(click to enlarge) U.S. strategy toward African critical minerals is changing rapidly. The United States’ Millennium Challenge Corporation has agreed to expand the use of...

Iran War Drains US Oil Reserves

(click to enlarge) The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve remains one of Washington’s most important tools for managing energy-market disruptions, but the Iran war has exposed...

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