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Last month, Maersk, one of the world’s largest logistics firms, sailed a cargo ship from Asia to Europe through a route north of Russia for the first time. The melting Arctic ice has opened up new possibilities for the shipping industry.

The International Criminal Court in The Hague ruled this week against Bolivia’s claim that Chile must negotiate access to the Pacific Ocean for the landlocked country. Bolivia lost its access following the War of the Pacific.

The Democratic Republic of Congo has as much cobalt reserves as the rest of the world combined.

The cautionary tale of how Sri Lanka ended up ceding control – and an unclear degree of sovereignty – over 15,000 acres of land around a deepwater port to a Chinese state-owned firm for 99 years.

The fighting has discouraged reconstruction efforts, leaving much of the population at risk of disease.

Violence in Libya had been relatively contained prior to the recent clashes. That could change if we are on the brink of European military intervention.

Venezuela is facing an economic crisis. Its currency has plummeted, oil revenue has dropped and inflation has skyrocketed. Shortages of food and medicine have been widely reported. Now Venezuelans are fleeing to other countries in Latin America to escape the crisis. These countries are struggling to cope, and some have even asked for international aid to help manage the surge in migrants.

EU members have different visions for the bloc’s future relationship with the U.K.

These economies are sitting on a ticking time bomb of U.S. dollar-denominated debt.

In addition to the escalating war of words, Washington and Beijing have been raising tariffs on imports throughout 2018.

As the Ottoman Empire weakened, the race to fill the vacuum in the Balkans intensified.

NATO’s newest member, and candidate for EU membership, grabbed headlines when U.S. President Donald Trump questioned the wisdom of defending the country from attack.