Post-Cold War integration increased prosperity but did not eliminate rivalry. Emerging powers and strategic risks are driving a prolonged transition. March 17, 2026: Maritime traffic off Singapore.

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Attacks on Amazon’s cloud facilities in the Gulf underscore how data centers have moved from digital infrastructure to contested strategic assets. An Amazon Web Services facility in Northern Virginia, ...

China’s ties with Iran are based on utility – and if the costs rise too high, Beijing could set Tehran aside. China’s Ambassador to the United Nations Fu Cong abstains during a Security Council vote ...

Only sustained, coordinated regional pressure can bring down the Iranian regime and end the turbulence it foments across the Middle East. New oil and gas pipelines designed to bypass the Strait of ...

Mineral-producing nations are turning the shortcomings of the G7 and BRICS into bargaining power. Bundles of copper on rail wagons at the New Kapiri Mposhi train station in Kapiri Mposhi, Zambia. The ...

United States President Donald Trump’s May 2026 visit to Beijing was neither a diplomatic triumph nor a clean end to the trade war his first administration launched nearly a decade ago. Instead, it ...

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The United States Energy Information Administration (EIA), the statistical and analytical agency within the Department of Energy, projects that the country will set a new oil production record this ...

Transnational organized crime poses an increasingly serious threat to public safety, democratic governance and state legitimacy in Latin America. Once primarily concentrated in countries like Mexico ...

Western governments hesitate to take a firm stand against Russian influence in Georgia despite the urgent need for support. Thousands of demonstrators in Tbilisi are protesting the suspension of EU ...

Washington’s move from sanctions to force reshapes Venezuela’s oil outlook and long-term global market dynamics. Jan. 5: Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are seen handcuffed in custody of ...