The signing of the “Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership” between North Korea and Russia on July 19, 2024, occurred at a time of intense geopolitical complexity and is poised to have enduring ...

In democracies, citizens increasingly seek greater welfare benefits, creating challenges in balancing political majorities with fiscal responsibility. “Retirement at 60,” proclaims the placard of a ...

European and American approaches to spreading human rights are destined to fail if they disregard cultural nuances. Diplomacy leaves no room for condescension. Only ...

China’s economic challenges have exposed Europe’s vulnerabilities, especially as options for responding are limited. A China-Europe freight train departs from the logistics base in Lianyungang, ...

South Africa, like many countries worldwide, is grappling with a populist anti-immigration phenomenon that has infiltrated governance on an unprecedented scale. In the country’s general elections in ...

Votes in both countries produced results of far-reaching significance: in the case of President-elect Donald Trump, a popular majority and outright victory supported by his Republican Party winning ...

The Trump administration is poised to swiftly reassert U.S. influence in the Middle East, aiming to rebalance the region’s dynamics in favor of its key allies. Tel Aviv, Nov. 7, 2024: A billboard ...

Anxiety, pessimism and envy threaten freedom and progress. Overcoming today’s global challenges requires hope, collaboration and realism. To find optimism and hope, we must ignore the prophets of doom ...

is a professor of economics in Italy.

is a professor of economics in Italy.

Churches stand like leafless trees in the postmodern landscape. The Western world has largely gotten rid of God. But instead of abandoning religious fervor altogether, today’s society is teeming with ...

It is easy to become dismayed by the scale of suffering in the world – but small acts of hope change people’s lives for the better every day. Civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. – pictured ...