China’s rise as a nuclear supplier has given more agency to recipient countries by allowing them to pit providers against one another.

Slavery was never abolished – only transformed. Today, millions suffer silently in supply chains worldwide.

The India-Pakistan conflict gave China’s defense industry a rare opportunity to showcase its weapons in combat.

The U.S. is prioritizing trade alignments on the basis of economic security The UK has acquiesced to a deal impacting its Chinese supply chains Beijing and Brussels are likely to challenge ...

European leaders warn that activist judges are hijacking democracy and paralyzing sovereign national policies to manage illegal migration.

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The Human Rights Council of the United Nations is unable to confront serious human rights situations evenhandedly. The divergent interests of the UN membership makes reform of the Human Rights Council ...

China has entered a deflationary cycle, exposing stark economic disparities amid slowing growth and cautious policy changes.

President Trump has renewed U.S. interest in Greenland to counter Chinese and Russian influence in the Arctic.

Shifting regional dynamics and increased Chinese investment are reshaping the geopolitical balance in Central Asia, with Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan at the center.

An expanded BRICS, with more nations seeking to join the group, is emblematic of a changing world order and more clout for the Global South.