On Saturday, Volodymyr Zelensky made his first official visit to Serbia, a country long seen as one of Russia’s closest European partners. For some in the West, it was proof that Serbian President Aleksandar...
The short pause in U.S.-China minerals warfare is over. The May 2026 Trump-Xi summit in Beijing raised hopes of extending the critical minerals truce that began at the October 2025 Busan summit, where...
Min Zin’s wrongful detention—timed with Myanmar coup-maker’s state visit—is a warning to every American traveling or working in China
No one likes Min Aung Hlaing. Nevertheless, the leader of Myanmar’s military government kicked off a five-day state visit in China on June 16, seeking legitimacy after a sham election that few inside...
Supercharging U.S. Statecraft, from an Economic Pentagon to the Near-Global Economy
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has revealed Iran’s ability to threaten the global food supply.
SCEF alliance unites perennially divided anti-junta groups and forces around a single vision of federal democracy
Amid the uncertainty caused by the ongoing war with Iran’s clerical regime, the price of oil jumped to $120 on March 9 before crashing back to $95 in a matter of hours. The price swings reflect...
The war with Iran is reshaping more than the Middle East; it is disrupting the commodity flows, diplomatic relationships, and financial networks that authoritarian regimes use to sustain one another. Myanmar...
The U.S. is hoping for regime change in Iran, but what could happen if the Islamic Republic survives?
Fuel shipments linked to Iran are helping Myanmar’s military regime to intensify air strikes on civilians trapped in the civil war that has raged since it seized power in a coup five years ago. According...
Ending temporary protected status hands the murderous junta a victory and endangers thousands.
Myanmar will hold national elections starting on December 28. Myanmar’s ruling junta is selling this vote as a step toward stability, but nothing in the country’s political or economic landscape supports...
The digital currency would operate outside Swift but still have access to American banks.
As news of more mass atrocities committed by the United Arab Emirates-backed Rapid Support Forces (RSF) circulates, the Islamic State has again called for jihad in Sudan. In this week’s Al...
On October 20 the verdict is due in a legally spurious case of unlawful assembly against Daniel Suidani and another pro-democracy leader Celsus Talifilu in the Solomon Islands.
Global corruption has exploded in scale and scope, threatening international stability and American national security. As the Trump administration goes to war against Venezuelan drug traffickers,...