With the Islamic State now linked to the Bondi Beach terror attack, authorities need to redouble efforts to counter the group ...

The rise of middle powers in recent decades has offered a counterweight to the strain created by the United States, China, ...

Major global forums are scheduled in 2026 that will cover diverse topics including climate change, trade, and security. But ...

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The U.S. president can order a nuclear launch without consulting anyone, including Congress, and U.S. nuclear weapons have been prepared to launch within minutes since the Cold War. While reforms to ...

President Trump has repeatedly claimed to have ended eight wars since he returned to office. Accessing critical minerals and ...

Chinese growth has relied on exports to an unprecedented extent in 2024 and 2025?   Should that continue, or is it time to pivot?

Executive SummaryOn December 8, the Trump administration announced plans to loosen U.S. export controls on artificial intelligence (AI) chips to China by approving the sale of Nvidia H200 chips—the ...

The border conflict with Cambodia could change electoral politics in Thailand, as voters could rally around the flag and ...

William Davis’s career has taken him from the U.S. government to international multilateral institutions. He sat down with ...

Myanmar’s upcoming, tightly controlled “elections” are designed to manufacture legitimacy for the junta, which hopes the mere ...