Liberty is not lost overnight. It begins with citizens willingly signing away their rights. With every year that passes, Europeans are asked to surrender more rights ...

Once innovative and influential, the Netherlands is now gripped by stagnation amid political deadlock, economic pressures and a weakening international position. Posters for a range of political ...

Surging precious metal prices are not mere market fluctuations, but a fundamental repricing of long-term risk and strategic value in an increasingly fragmented world. This year has proven to be a ...

Military juntas, foreign mercenaries and resource rivalries now define the Sahel’s shifting geopolitical order. A mine worker hammers a large ingot of gold in Loulo ...

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 ...

As the Dalai Lama declares that his successor will be found in the free world, Beijing escalates efforts to appoint its own. July 5: The 14th Dalai Lama offers ...

As U.S.-China tensions deepen, the CPTPP is emerging as a potential third pillar for global trade and stability. The then Canadian trade minister with the president of a Japanese company at an event ...

A sweeping U.S.-EU trade and energy deal has linked tariffs, investment and energy security in a single political and economic package. This report is part of a GIS series on the U.S.-EU trade deal.

If European leaders continue to lack courage and determination, others will decide the continent’s fate. Europe has a leadership problem, as the continent’s ...

In the SADC region’s independence-led nations, entrenched parties face corruption, voter distrust and economic challenges. In Southern Africa, the elections held in various countries in 2024 revealed ...