Ralph Schoellhammer, Brussels Signal
A supposedly serious Bloomberg headline is setting the tone for the new year: "2024 is the Year of Elections and That's a Threat to Democracy"....
Dalibor Roháč, American Purpose
Thomas Jefferson took a hard line on piracy. Can today's leaders do the same with the Iran-backed Houthis?
Cinzia Bianco & Camille Lons, ECFR
The Gulf states have loudly condemned Israel's offensive in Gaza. But beneath the rhetoric - and amid unfolding regional escalation - many Gulf capitals...
James Angelos, Politico EU
As the far-right Alternative for Germany continues to rise — and its radicalism becomes increasingly pronounced — a growing chorus of mainstream politicians is...
The Atlantic Council
Gavin, Zimmermann, & Dettmer, Politico EU
US-led strikes against Houthi rebels come as Tehran's partners sow havoc from Lebanon to the Red...
Ariel Cohen & Wesley Alexander Hill, The National Interest
The crisis in the Red Sea may be the last opportunity for the United States to demonstrate its ability to shore up a coalition,...
Farea Al-Muslimi, Chatham House
U.S. and UK air strikes on Yemen on 11 and 12 January were characterized by the Biden administration as 'a clear message' that the US will not 'allow hostile...
Vijay Prashad, Asia Times
Behind that violence itself is the much deeper end of the legitimacy of the NATO project
Jennifer Jett, NBC News
Prarthana Prakash, Fortune
The German financial superpower isn't flying high these days. Europe's largest economy, which was in a technical recession in early 2023 as its blue-chip index hit...
Antonio Graceffo, Geopolitical Monitor
The People's Republic of China (PRC), now the world's second-largest economy and the third most powerful military, aims, under the leadership of Xi...
Ellis & Glamann, Bloomberg
Taiwan looks set to elect Lai Ching-te as its next leader after the main opposition candidate conceded, lining up a man Beijing has labeled an "instigator of war"...
