Once innovative and influential, the Netherlands is now gripped by stagnation amid political deadlock, economic pressures and a weakening international position. Posters for a range of political ...

The decisive contests of the next decade will be won through persuasion, not coercion. Labubu figurines, wildly popular toys manufactured by Chinese company Pop Mart, are displayed at a collectible ...

The intense rivalries, power struggles among militias and shifting regional dynamics are casting a shadow over the country’s prospects of ever achieving unity again. May 23: Hundreds of people took to ...

Liberty is not lost overnight. It begins with citizens willingly signing away their rights. With every year that passes, Europeans are asked to surrender more rights ...

In May 2023, artificial intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton parted ways with tech giant Google after working there for more than 10 years. The Nobel Physics Prize winner warned against the ...

Argentina’s elections reaffirmed President Javier Milei’s reform agenda. His free-market measures are delivering results – and offer lessons for Europe. President Javier Milei’s free-market reforms ...

A sweeping U.S.-EU trade and energy deal has linked tariffs, investment and energy security in a single political and economic package. This report is part of a GIS series on the U.S.-EU trade deal.

As the Dalai Lama declares that his successor will be found in the free world, Beijing escalates efforts to appoint its own. July 5: The 14th Dalai Lama offers prayers during a ceremony before his ...

In the SADC region’s independence-led nations, entrenched parties face corruption, voter distrust and economic challenges. In Southern Africa, the elections held in various countries in 2024 revealed ...

Kyiv’s resilience against Moscow’s war machine stems from a decentralized, digitally fluent innovation culture driving rapid battlefield adaptation. April 11: A flag at a Brave1 testing ground in an ...

Military juntas, foreign mercenaries and resource rivalries now define the Sahel’s shifting geopolitical order. A mine worker hammers a large ingot of gold in Loulo, Mali. The country is Africa’s ...