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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 quality and quantity of their food” or simply could not eat for a day or more, according to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization. An additional 500 million people – that’s […]

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...

TURKEY OUTRIVALLED BY IRAN

by Daniele Santoro Originally published on Limes 10/2023 Guerra Grande in Terrasanta The proxy war launched by Iran against Israel through Hamas risks dismantling the approach...

Panama’s Post-Canal Economy Takes Shape

Throughout 2023, the Panama Canal Authority has introduced various restrictions on the size and frequency of vessels transiting the canal amid an extended period...

China, India and the Path to Escalation

There is growing international concern about a potential conflict between China and India over their disputed border in the Himalayas. However, the possibility of...

Protectionism Drives Food Prices Higher

(click to enlarge) On July 20, three days after Russia pulled out of the Black Sea grain deal, India opted to impose restrictions on the...

Building Out the Model

Aug. 18, 2017

Allison Fedirka and Xander Snyder detail how we incorporate history, maps and forecasting to create our geopolitical model. Learn more about our methodology with our free report.

Net Assessment of the Middle East and North Africa

Dec. 2, 2015 Modern Middle Eastern states were largely formed by the British and French starting at the conclusion of World War I. The region today is struggling with a deep divide between declining secular regimes and emerging Islamist non-state actors.

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