Persistent global imbalances have become a defining feature of the international economy, contributing to protectionism, geopolitical rivalry and financial instability. Coordinated appreciation of ...

America is a plane, and it’s rapidly losing altitude. The pilot, US President Donald Trump, thinks gutting its democratic institutions and building its military, economic nationalism and MAGA ...

Schneider explains that China has recently relaxed visa rules in two distinct ways: visa-free entry for many European visitors and the new K visa. The former aims to project China as an open and ...

National movements are rarely defeated by external pressure alone. More often, their greatest challenges emerge from within, when political rivalry, competing narratives and institutional weaknesses ...

During the recent NATO summit, US President Donald Trump met with Syrian interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa. This meeting not only signals a new era in US–Syria diplomacy, but also demonstrates the ...

When the US and Iran reached the brink of a wider war in 2026, it was Pakistan, not a major power, that kept the talks alive for more than 100 days. Pakistan’s civilian and military leadership ...

Bangladesh’s deadly measles outbreak, which has killed hundreds of children, is a public health disaster that should have been prevented. The outbreak was caused by a collapse in vaccination rates ...

While the West declines, the East emerges. Power, indeed, seems to be shifting to the East and very particularly to China. A very important question we must ask ourselves as we examine this shift is ...

Greetings from the United States. In this week’s Spotlight, we discuss US President Donald Trump’s monetization of his social media platform, Truth Social, for his own profit. This sounds brazenly ...

For many Americans, the 250th anniversary of the US was a time for celebration, but as with all milestones, it could and should also be an opportunity for reflection. Independence Day is the ...

Greetings from the US and Canada, where we are covering this year’s NATO summit held on July 7–8 in Ankara, Türkiye. The NATO summits usually last longer and have lengthier agendas; however, this time ...

The Asian Development Bank and the Qatar Fund for Development ...