A new U.S.–Denmark–Greenland security deal expands Washington’s military access in Greenland but does not transfer sovereignty to the United States, with the agreement reaffirming Denmark’s territorial integrity and Greenlanders’ right to self-determination.
The U.S. Federal Reserve has raised interest rates for the first time since 2023. Yet gold remains historically strong, challenging conventional assumptions and putting a fresh focus on how — and where — central banks hold their reserves.
BRICS has a scale problem. Not because it is too small, but because its political ambitions are growing faster than its ability to turn them into common action.
Military power is usually measured by what a country possesses: fighter aircraft, tanks, warships, missile systems, ammunition stocks and defence budgets. These indicators remain important, but recent wars have exposed a weakness in this way of thinking.
There are moments in history when societies discover that ideas they believed had been buried are not dead at all. They have simply been waiting for another political, economic or social crisis to bring them back to the surface.
The next oil shock may not begin at an oilfield. It may begin when a tanker captain refuses to sail, an insurer withdraws cover, a bank declines to finance a cargo, or a refinery discovers that crude oil is available but diesel is not.
BRICS has the scale to challenge the Western-led order. But it still lacks the political unity and financial machinery needed to turn its multipolar rhetoric into power.
Opening the Türkiye-Armenia frontier could cut costs, revive rail links and bring visitors through Kars. But traffic is not prosperity. Unless goods stop, businesses grow and jobs remain, Kars may become a corridor from which others profit.
Ankara marked a genuine transfer of conventional responsibility from Washington to its allies. But budgets are rising faster than command, integration and strategic enablers. Europe can carry more of NATO. It still cannot replace America.
Public records reveal a layered effort spanning a foundation-provided campaign hub, international lawyers, registered lobbyists, diaspora advocates and professional communications firms. The network is not secret, and its existence is not the scandal. The missing provenance often is.
Dario Amodei, the chief executive of Anthropic, has articulated one of the technology industry's most ambitious visions for artificial intelligence.
“Once Upon a Time in the Middle East” has drawn large audiences in Chinese cinemas, and for good reason.
When the South Korean container ship PanStar Acro left Busan for Europe through the Arctic in August, its voyage seemed far removed from the war between the United States, Israel and Iran. In reality, the two developments are increasingly connected.
On 1 September 2026, the Non-Aligned Movement marked the 65th anniversary of its first conference. Belgrade once again hosted a high-level commemorative gathering at the movement's birthplace.
Something unusual is happening across societies otherwise separated by geography, political culture, economic development and historical experience.
In late April, Mali faced one of its most serious coordinated assaults in years.
The SCO has extraordinary demographic and economic weight. Its challenge is turning scale into coherent action without losing the diversity that gives the organisation its reach.
Poland’s economic and military rise is shifting Europe’s centre of gravity east, strengthening Warsaw’s influence on security and regional policy. But demographic decline and fiscal pressures could test how far - and how fast - it can sustain its ascent.
An Arctic shortcut between Asia and Europe is moving from theory to scheduled seasonal service. But every day saved at sea creates a new dependence on Russia—and a new contest over ships, science and rules.
In oil trading, the money is not only in the barrel. It is also in information, trust, financing, timing and the ability to bring the right people to the same table. The real question is how fairly that value is shared.
