Israel’s recognition of Somaliland has handed Somali President Mohamud a chance to rally domestic support and accelerate his centralization drive. Jan. 17, 2026, Las Anod, Somalia: Somali President ...

A sharp disruption to oil supply has pushed prices higher, but the market response so far suggests a relatively contained reaction. The latest escalation in the Middle East came as a shock to global ...

Iran promotes terrorism and the U.S. fights it, yet Europe pretends not to see as it remains on the sidelines. Europeans do not seem to recognize the violence ...

Ports in the Mediterranean have become strategic sovereignty tools – deepwater hubs, investments and military presence reshape power, trade and alliances. Jan. 24, 2025: The Port of Barcelona, located ...

At 81 years old, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni was reelected for a seventh term in office – an unsurprising outcome given the country’s history. As also expected, the vote on January 15 was ...

The popularity of conservative nationalist movements and political parties is on the rise. One shared position is support for more restrictive immigration policies. Recent political events in Europe ...

The Human Rights Council of the United Nations is unable to confront serious human rights situations evenhandedly. The divergent interests of the UN membership makes reform of the Human Rights Council ...

China has entered a deflationary cycle, exposing stark economic disparities amid slowing growth and cautious policy changes. China has been facing ongoing deflation, with prices declining for six ...

Since its creation in 2001, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) had seldom drawn the kind of attention generated by its 2025 summit in Tianjin. The event featured the first high-level meeting ...

After a rapprochement with Europe followed by an inconclusive attempt to join the European Union in the 1990s and early 2000s, Turkey shifted its focus to Africa. At first, this pivot was motivated by ...

China’s dominance over rare earths gives Beijing powerful leverage in trade, technology and strategic negotiations. Metal cubes representing rare earth elements including neodymium (Nd), praseodymium ...

President Trump has renewed U.S. interest in Greenland to counter Chinese and Russian influence in the Arctic. Flags from the Faroe Islands, Denmark, Greenland and the United States are displayed in ...