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Romania prepares for pivotal presidential elections, grappling with potential Russian meddling and the fallout from the controversial barring of Calin Georgescu. Feb. 26, 2025: A person waves a ...

As U.S.-China rivalry deepens, Southeast Asian leaders fear it could derail hopes for regional growth and stability. Hou Gang, mayor of the Chinese city of Nanning, holds up a mandarin – a Chinese ...

In a technocratic system, institutions become an end in themselves, and the state accumulates power. Liberal democracy has been betrayed. Autocrats are no longer ...

The housing crisis worsens as property prices rise and incomes stagnate, affecting affordability and economic well-being throughout developed nations. An affordable ...

President Trump’s announcement of tariffs signals a drastic shift, prompting global alarm. However, it is also a potential opportunity for systemic economic reform ...

Struggles with stagnating GDP growth and budget disagreements are compelling South African policymakers to urgently address long-standing economic challenges. March 12, 2025: People Against Budget ...

Pawel Kowal is a Polish politician, political scientist and historian. Currently a professor at the Polish Academy of Sciences and a former member of the Polish Parliament, he was a secretary of state ...

Dr. Paul Schwennesen is an environmental historian and military affairs analyst. He holds a doctorate from the University of Kansas, a master’s degree in government from Harvard University, and ...

Teresa Nogueira Pinto is an African affairs expert. She earned her PhD in global studies from the department of social and human sciences at Nova University in Lisbon with a thesis entitled ...

Social and economic stability in Northeast Africa is far from assured as the Sudanese conflict between warring factions risks spilling south. Sudanese refugees wait ...