The EU promotes itself as a global standard-bearer for values, but critics argue its regulations serve economic protectionism and entrench industry dominance. The Berlaymont building in Brussels, ...

Western caution favors Moscow’s delaying tactics, but Trump’s firm stance could force the Kremlin back to the negotiating table. As of now, Russia’s tactic of ...

Dr. Aleksandra Gadzala Tirziu is founder and CEO of the geopolitical and strategic communications advisory, Magpie Advisory. She is Nonresident Senior Fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft ...

The popularity of conservative nationalist movements and political parties is on the rise. One shared position is support for more restrictive immigration policies. Recent political events in Europe ...

Greenland has passed a draft constitution, raising the possibility of independence from Denmark and concerns over its strategic significance. Qaanaaq, Greenland is among the most northern inhabited ...

Technical and, above all, political obstacles block Cyprus’s way to becoming a natural gas producer and exporter. Some Mediterranean neighbors, including Turkey, complicate the problem. A view of the ...

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 ...

Increasing inequality is a hot topic in many developed countries, especially among younger generations. Many have suggested that higher tax rates at the top income level would solve the problem.

China has entered a deflationary cycle, exposing stark economic disparities amid slowing growth and cautious policy changes. China has been facing ongoing deflation, with prices declining for six ...

China’s dominance over rare earths gives Beijing powerful leverage in trade, technology and strategic negotiations. Metal cubes representing rare earth elements including neodymium (Nd), praseodymium ...

Algeria, Egypt and Israel can increase their gas shipments to energy-desperate Europe, but they can reduce its dependence on supplies from Russia only so much. Europe’s difficult energy situation in ...

Hungary joined the European Union in 2004. The country remained a net recipient of EU structural assistance from then until 2022, when budget funds were withdrawn by Brussels over rule-of-law issues.