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 ...

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 ...

Increased restrictions on cross-border capital flows, under the guise of security and public order, are elevating the risk of global economic fragmentation. Europe ...

As Taipei navigates rising regional tensions, President Lai Ching-te faces pressure to adapt his governance strategies. Members of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) protest inside 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 ...

Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan are strengthening their economic ties with China through an ambitious railway project linking the three countries along the historical Silk Road. The new railway connecting ...

Sri Lankans elected a new president as traditional political leadership disappoints. Dramatic changes, however, are unlikely if he must govern with the opposition ...

America’s unprecedented secondary sanctions are a high-stakes gamble that could reshape global trade and spell the end of U.S. financial dominance. The United States’ efforts to contain Russia through ...

This report on Chinese-Russian finance models is the first in a two-part series on the mechanics of Sino-Russian relations. The second, focusing on economics, can be found here. The war Russia has ...

Germany has been experiencing economic contractions for two years. To recover, it must abandon the self-defeating, ideology-driven government projects. A German ...

Until not long ago, the German recipe for economic success seemed unbeatable. Its foundations were a skilled and motivated labor force, fast technological growth and a focus on high-quality products ...

Two recent summits showcase the growing fractures in the world’s financial landscape. Some BRICS countries are looking for ways to cut through the dominance of the ...