Iran’s entry into the Arab world was always going to result in a conflict with Israel, but, despite claims to the contrary, ...

Russia's outreach in Africa. Niger’s mining minister said on Wednesday that his government has invited Russian companies to explore natural resources, ...

Today’s global trade patterns are very different from when Donald Trump began his first term as U.S. president in 2017. The first Trump administration overturned the free trade dogma that had dictated ...

Last week, I wrote on the Middle East and promised a follow-up piece would come next. The U.S. election intruded. Now I’ll ...

After its premier proxy Hezbollah suffered unprecedented losses in the war with Israel, it is time to reevaluate the state of ...

International Monetary Fund data shows the global economy has stabilized since the pandemic shock four and a half years ago.

Egypt has been displeased with Ethiopia’s plan to dam the Blue Nile River since the project was announced more than a decade ...

Rocking the boat. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed two laws that reasserted the limits of the country’s maritime and resource claims, including in the South China Sea. The Philippine ...

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On the brink. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz dismissed his finance minister on Wednesday, a move that could trigger snap elections. With the firing of Christian Lindner, who represents the pro-market ...