Trade can boost Africa’s economic growth if cuts to tariffs, red tape and corruption are paired with investments in transportation. Pinasses are traditional cargo ...

Mario Draghi’s recent report on economic challenges within the EU spotlights structural issues, but the proposed solutions, while ambitious, are ill-advised. Mario Draghi, formerly the Italian prime ...

On October 30, 2024, Israeli state-owned broadcaster Kan published a ceasefire proposal drafted by the United States to end the fighting between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah. Washington’s diplomatic ...

In July 2024, the United Kingdom elected its first Labour administration in 14 years, after a long Conservative reign. The Labour government, led by Sir Keir Starmer, immediately unveiled ambitious ...

The European Union’s offer of eventual membership to Ukraine, Moldova and others underscores a geopolitical strategy facing major challenges. Oliver Varhelyi (right), the EU’s outgoing commissioner ...

The newly legalized cryptocurrency sector marks a major shift in the Kremlin’s approach to evading sanctions and undermining the U.S. dollar. The Kremlin has introduced new laws establishing a ...

Vietnamese President To Lam will have to tackle critical questions in an increasingly contested geopolitical landscape. Over the decades, To Lam has risen through the ...

Beijing is leveraging advanced technologies like AI to gain strategic advantages without conventional combat. The popular influencer Vica Li presents herself as a lifestyle and travel blogger on ...

The little-known Central Asian nation, a living fossil of Soviet-era autocracy, grapples with a set of destabilizing security and economic challenges. After 32 years ...

Dr. Amatzia Baram is a Middle East Forum Writing Fellow, as well as a professor emeritus at the Department of the History of the Middle East and Director of the Centre for Iraq Studies at the ...

“The press does not tell us what to think, it tells us what to think about.” This phrase by Walter Lippmann (1889-1974), a pioneer of ethical journalism, captures the essence of the media’s role in ...