Sovereign wealth funds have grown fast, but their state-run nature hides as much as it reveals about global finance. In 2010, Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund, the ...

Far from being the gold standard of privacy it is often claimed to be, the GDPR is a potential threat to personal freedoms. Data protection requires a delicate balance between security and ...

Nigeria’s complex history of colonial borders, ethnic diversity and federal tensions fuels ongoing instability, corruption and secessionist aspirations. Nigeria, often referred to as the Giant of ...

Dr. Rudolf G. Adam is an author and a former diplomat, speechwriter and intelligence official, and an expert in security, arms control and nuclear strategy. Dr. Adam served as a diplomat for almost 40 ...

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 ...

Algeria’s accelerated arms buildup underscores its regional ambitions while serving as a domestic political tool. Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune (left) and Chief of the General Staff of ...

South Korea stands as an economic powerhouse, yet its democracy is still young and vulnerable to bursts of political instability. Seoul, Dec. 5, 2024: Thousands, including parliament members, gathered ...

Global trade flows are shifting and fragmenting, while Donald Trump’s rapprochement with Vladimir Putin could complicate matters further. Cars lined up for export ...

The tussle between Presidents Trump and Zelenskiy is a symptom of realpolitik in times of fundamentally changing geopolitical balances. The argument between ...

In a technocratic system, institutions become an end in themselves, and the state accumulates power. Liberal democracy has been betrayed. Autocrats are no longer ...

Predicting the various factors that shape oil markets is always uncertain. This is particularly true today with the major changes in global policy dynamics following the biggest election year in ...

On January 17, Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian in Moscow to conclude a Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. It is the first bilateral treaty ...