Giorgia Meloni’s government appears to be the most stable in Europe today. The prime minister represents a coalition of parties that have partnered since the 1990s, her popularity ratings are solid ...

Scenarios International agencies have underperformed because they were designed to promote global policymaking. This goal has largely failed. Governments have consistently resisted ceding sovereignty ...

Few Europeans have heard of the Banking Union. Even fewer understand what it is meant to achieve, how it works or whether it actually works. Hardly anyone seems concerned that, despite years of hard ...

Among the many global challenges facing the United States, the one receiving scant public attention is the resurgence of al-Qaeda through Central Asia and the Middle East. Today, there is an active ...

If a date had to be identified for the demise of the post-World War II international system, it was April 2, 2025. On that day – so-called “Liberation Day” – United States President Donald Trump ...

As the U.S. struggles to divide its rivals, its missteps contrast with China’s deft diplomacy and Russia’s strategic craftiness. May 9: Russian President Vladimir Putin hosting his Chinese counterpart ...

Hungary, a member of both the European Union and NATO, is increasingly looking eastward to counterbalance its reliance on the West. As long as it remains part of the Western alliance system, Budapest ...

Ankara is reconsidering its recent policies, particularly toward Europe and the United States. This shift follows a decade (2012-2022) characterized by frequent acrimonious disagreements and sanctions ...

Since her rise to power in 2022, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has displayed a strong focus on foreign policy – at times even overshadowing her own foreign minister, Antonio Tajani. Among the ...

Operation Midnight Hammer dealt a major blow to Iran’s nuclear facilities, revealing the permanence of modern conflict – from hybrid warfare to shifting global alliances.

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On December 9, 1948, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. The international treaty was the first legal ...