An effective US presence remains key for regional stability in the Sahel, and this will be achieved not by doubling down on military might, but by judiciously balancing soft power with targeted support for security initiatives.

A recent DRC coup attempt by US citizen Christian Malanga may have appeared doomed to fail from the start, but it comes from a long line of similar plans, some of which have met with surprising success in the past.

A response to US attempts to contain China’s military expansion, China’s Blue Dragon strategy envisions a widening PLA Navy footprint in three critical maritime arenas: the South China Sea, the East China Sea, and the Indian Ocean.

By engaging in the Multinational Security Support Mission for Haiti (MSS) as an equal partner, the United States is finally signaling a departure from its gunslinger diplomacy of the past.

Hopes of a swift return to the low-rate environment of recent history are being dashed by the Red Sea shipping crisis.

Tit-for-tat balloon launches by North and South reinforce the general and ongoing deterioration of inter-Korean relations which has taken hold since the thaw of 2018.

The UAE is a threat to Western democracy and the rules-based international order, and it’s time for the United States to act accordingly.

The effects felt in the metals market across the next few months will likely prompt Western governments to provide funding and political backing for domestic mining projects.

The CHIPS Act buys time for the US semiconductor industry. But if Washington and other Western allies desire a lasting victory, they will have to beat Beijing at its own game.

Years of mutual enmity and political polarization set the stage for an attempt on Prime Minister Robert Fico’s life on May 15.