Iraq’s 2025 elections reveal a democracy without belief
Iraqis went to the polls on November 11 to vote in parliamentary elections. Preliminary results put the coalition of Iraq’s prime minister, Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, in the lead. But no...
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The rise and fall of globalization: the battle to be...
This is the first in a two-part series. For nearly four centuries, the world economy was on a path of ever-greater integration that even two world wars could not totally...
Ukraine energy scandal imperils Zelensky’s rule and war
The latest corruption scandal that has engulfed Ukraine could not have come at a worse time or in a more delicate sector of the economy for the increasingly embattled government...
Trump’s Venezuela war threat a gift to China
Having once promised to halt America’s “endless wars,” Donald Trump now finds himself deliberating whether to start another one in Venezuela. A number of rationales have been floated to support...
China’s emerging nuke carrier built to break US naval dominance
With fresh evidence of a nuclear-powered Type 004 taking shape, China may be crossing the threshold from regional navy to true blue-water challenger. This month, The War Zone (TWZ) reported...
Governance weakens as geopolitics hardens
Subscribe now with a one-month trial for only $1, then enjoy the first year at an exclusive rate of just $99. Zelensky’s war strategy falters as his political grip starts to...
‘Big surprise’ as Sherborne almshouse artwork valued at £3.5m
Marcus WhiteSouth of England St Johns’ Almshouse The triptych was hidden for centuries by the almshouse brethren to save it from religious purges A triptych painting that was kept in...
Argentina to lift all currency exchange restrictions “soon”
While Argentina’s Central Bank (BCRA) announced the “imminent” removal of all remaining controls on foreign exchange transactions, the South American country’s National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) is about...
Paraguay launches Operation Guaraní Shield against transnational criminal groups
Paraguayan authorities activated this week the first phase of a massive deployment of its Armed Forces along its borders with Brazil, Argentina, and Bolivia, launching Operation “Guarani Shield” to contain...
Argentina: Indec says inflation in October climbs 2.3%
Argentina’s Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 2.3% in October, accelerating from the 2.1% recorded in September, the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC) reported Wednesday. The new data...
