Recent U.S. and European developments have sparked heightened debates over immigration policy, highlighting distinct cultural, economic and security challenges. Jan. 19, 2025: U.S. Border Patrol ...

At the end of January, Kazakhstan’s national oil and gas company, KazMunaiGas, announced it had dispatched a tanker loaded with oil from its Kashagan oil field in the northern Caspian Sea to Baku, ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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Global trade flows are shifting and fragmenting, while Donald Trump’s rapprochement with Vladimir Putin could complicate matters further. Cars lined up for export at the Lianyungang Port in China. In ...

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 ...

If history teaches anything, it is that ignoring past conflicts invites future catastrophes. Opening of the documentary exhibition “Maidan Cases: On the Way to Justice and History” at the Memorial to ...

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 ...

As President Trump fulfills his campaign promise to engage Russia on the Ukraine war, Turkey is quietly exploring its potential role in a post-conflict scenario, including overseeing a possible ...