Innovation policy, particularly concerning AI, has become the core of economic strategy, driving national growth and competitiveness in the modern world.

Ivory Coast’s economic boom and the end of French military presence contrast with political uncertainties surrounding the upcoming elections.

Overregulation is behind Europe’s lagging productivity and innovation.

China’s rise as a nuclear supplier has given more agency to recipient countries by allowing them to pit providers against one another.

Australia is the only nation that does not share borders with others while itself covering an entire continent. Like the United States, Australia was built on immigration, though it has a much more ...

Slavery was never abolished – only transformed. Today, millions suffer silently in supply chains worldwide.

An expanded BRICS, with more nations seeking to join the group, is emblematic of a changing world order and more clout for the Global South.

China has entered a deflationary cycle, exposing stark economic disparities amid slowing growth and cautious policy changes.

Greenland’s possible independence from Denmark raises concerns over external influence and potential shifts in global power.

Only five of the 27 European Union member states are socialist-led as a conservative wave gains strength in Europe.

Reform of the United Nations Human Rights Council is unlikely since many states benefit from the status quo.

Algeria, Egypt and Israel can increase their gas shipments to energy-desperate Europe, but they can reduce its dependence on supplies from Russia only so much. Europe’s difficult energy situation in ...