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China’s Peacemaker Image Takes a Hit

The 12-day war between Israel and Iran has intensified global criticism of China’s strategic posture in the Middle East. During and after the conflict, several reports claimed that China supplied surface-to-air missile systems to Iran and facilitated the transfer of ballistic missile propellant precursors. According to the same reports, Tehran paid Beijing with oil. China […]

On Immigration, Will EU Members Go It Alone?

Summer months in Europe traditionally bring calmer seas, which in turn bring more immigrants across the Mediterranean. Some nations are already wary. This year,...

The Risks of the United States’ Latin America Policy

The past couple of months have shown, for better or worse, that Latin America will figure more prominently in U.S. foreign policy under the...

Kuwait’s Denaturalization Policy

Over the past year, Kuwait has undertaken a massive campaign to revoke citizenship based on a decree by the ruling emir, Sheikh Meshal Al...

Implications of the War’s Spread to the West Bank

Israel’s military campaign in Gaza has yet to break Hamas, and now the security situation in the West Bank is rapidly deteriorating. The volatility...

Graphic Essay: The Fight Against Global Hunger

Last year, approximately 30 percent of the world’s population experienced moderate to severe food insecurity. This means some 2.3 billion people “compromised on the...

The Price of Resistance

by Fabrizio Maronta Originally published on Limes 5/2024 Misteri persiani. 1. When on 8 May 2018, Donald Trump announced the withdrawal of the United States from...

India’s Centralization Moves

Sept. 22, 2017 Allison Fedirka and Xander Snyder discuss Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s moves to assert greater central authority over aspects of India’s economy and financial institutions. Sign up here for free updates on topics like this.

The State of Argentina’s ‘Transformation’

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...

For Iran and Israel, There’s No Going Back

A decades-old norm was broken April 13 when Iran fired hundreds of drones and missiles at Israel from its own territory, instead of relying...

A new US-Italy Security Partnership

By Lucio Caracciolo October 7 is not derived from February 24, but it still rhymes. It confirms that American introversion prompts challenges to the divided...

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