BRI, PGII, and Global Gateway: Infrastructure Development Goes Global
Will capital-starved developing nations be the ultimate winner amid an overhaul of China’s Belt and Road and new Western forays into global infrastructure development?
Weak Link in Globalization? Red Sea Tensions and Global Information Flows
While the geopolitical risks to trade flows are now abundantly clear, officials and executives are still sleeping on potential risks to the free flow of information.
Rate Cuts? Timing Is Everything for Fed
Tempting though it may be, hastily cutting interest rates carries risks. The Fed must tread carefully in deciding its next inflection point.
Russia’s Hybrid Warfare with the United States
Examining the origins, doctrine, and dynamics of Russia’s ongoing hybrid war against the United States.
ECOWAS Buries Hatchet with Junta States amid Widening Regional Crisis
Amid a worsening security and economic outlook in the Sahel, ECOWAS leaders have decided that the only way forward is for Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso to be brought back into the fold.
Soy Prices Slip from Post-Pandemic Highs
While down from their post-pandemic highs, global soy prices are still beating a slow retreat to historical averages amid robust demand from China and inclement weather in major exporters.
Geopolitical Snapshot: Pakistan
A new series examining the pressing political, military, and economic issues faced by key geopolitical actors around the world.
Every War Is a Space War Now
With state and private interests increasingly taking on an orbital dimension, the establishment of wide-ranging and global regime regulating space activities has never been more important.
Backgrounder: Haiti’s Descent into Chaos
Examining the development failures, foreign meddling, weak institutions, and gangland politics that left Haiti vulnerable to the anarchy that is now spreading across the country.
Global Wheat Markets Stabilize amid Ukraine War
After a price spike that reverberated around the world, wheat markets have stabilized, even as the Ukraine war grinds on.