Turkmenistan is hedging between China, Azerbaijan and regional ambitions, but may encounter the limits of neutrality.

Critical minerals, infrastructure and strategic competition are making Africa indispensable for global powers.

Baltic states are on edge as Moscow’s hybrid warfare poses a growing threat that is already testing NATO’s resolve.

Iran’s internal crisis is weakening the regime, but Western concessions would reinforce Tehran and undermine prospects for ...

The Pope! How many divisions has he got?” This remark, most often attributed to Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin during a 1935 ...

The Iran conflict has laid bare Japan’s reliance on Middle Eastern oil, pushing Tokyo toward U.S.-aligned diversification.

There is plenty to worry about in France’s economy, but the outlook is not entirely bleak. The French unemployment rate has not fallen below 7 percent since the 1970s. In the second quarter of 2026, ...

is Managing Partner at Ambrose Advice.

is Managing Partner at Ambrose Advice.

Alejandro Peña Esclusa is a Venezuelan engineer, writer, analyst and political consultant. He holds a master’s degree in Security and Defense and graduated from the Venezuelan Higher Institute for ...