Unless we legislate against the cronyism that’s infiltrated democracies, free-and-easy procurement practices will continue to squander tax dollars long after COVID-19.

Lithium is increasing Argentina’s geopolitical relevance, and Beijing and Washington are watching. But is Buenos Aires strong enough to play both sides?

Photographer Jonathan Alpeyrie discusses humanitarian and security risk stemming from a recent surge in drug trafficking along the Pacific route in the Americas.

S&P Global has recently warned that hidden, local-level debt in China could be as high as $6 trillion.

Assessing Afghanistan’s past, present, and future as a US pullout looms.

In Poland and Italy, two EU disputes are headed in two different directions.

Seymour Hersh’s Nord Stream theory is conceivable, but it’s not the only way to explain the high-profile act of sabotage.

Upcoming presidential elections will be an important test for Brazil’s fledgling democracy.

Kyiv’s path to EU membership must be verifiably rigorous in a way that strengthens not just Ukraine but the bloc as a whole.