As cryptocurrencies mature, Bitcoin is consolidating its position as a reserve asset, while altcoins are diverging into riskier niches with different uses. This is part three of the GIS series on ...

Chile’s institutional checks and balances will constrain how far Mr. Kast can advance his agenda, but voters will expect tangible change. Chilean voters elected Jose Antonio Kast in 2025 not ...

Operation Epic Fury emerges from four decades of escalating ideological confrontation and Middle Eastern rivalry. The United States and Israel have eliminated anti-Western ideologue Ayatollah Khamenei ...

The latest wave of unrest has exposed deep structural weaknesses in the Iranian regime. A protester takes a selfie while holding a portrait of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi during a protest against the ...

Factory-built reactors offer a scalable, low-carbon solution for climate and digital needs yet still face legacy challenges to nuclear deployment. July 2023: The factory-assembled core of a small ...

Surging precious metal prices are not mere market fluctuations, but a fundamental repricing of long-term risk and strategic value in an increasingly fragmented world. This year has proven to be a ...

Since its creation in 2001, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) had seldom drawn the kind of attention generated by its 2025 summit in Tianjin. The event featured the first high-level meeting ...

The region’s vibrant and globally connected economy is being pressured to overhaul its integration within global supply chains. Southeast Asia’s textile manufacturers, which face more global ...

Iran’s sway in the oil market is fading as global supply chains diversify and new producers emerge, with China buying most of its exports at a discount. Iran remains a major oil producer, but its ...

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 ...

Transnational organized crime poses an increasingly serious threat to public safety, democratic governance and state legitimacy in Latin America. Once primarily concentrated in countries like Mexico ...

AI’s hype may be fading, but its true impact is only now unfolding. From geopolitics to jobs, five key tensions will define its role in reshaping our world. When it comes to truly transformative ...