2026
Will a ‘Trump slump’ continue to hit US tourism in 2026 − and even keep World Cup fans away?
Talk of boycotts have added to fears among the US tourism industry that foreign tourists will continue to stay away.
What a bear attack in a remote valley in Nepal tells us about the problem of aging rural communities
Lack of opportunities are driving young people away from rural villages, leaving fewer people to scare away the wildlife.
Regime change means different things to different people. Either way, it hasn’t happened in Venezuela … yet
Talk of regime change brings up uncomfortable memories of the chaos after the overthrow of Iraq’s Saddam Hussein.
Welcome to the ‘gray zone’ − home to nefarious international acts that fall short of outright conflict
Nations are becoming adept at provocations that fall in the area between routine peacetime actions and open warfare.
Rebirth of the madman theory? Unpredictability isn’t what it was when it comes to foreign policy
During the Cold War, projecting a readiness to act erratically may have served a purpose. But it has diminishing returns if used too often.
Is Trump heading to a Pyrrhic victory in Iran?
Pyrrhus was said to have remarked that one more victory would leave his kingdom ‘utterly ruined.’ Some see echoes in US interventions in the Middle East.
Russia’s drone pipeline: How Iran helps Moscow produce an ever‑evolving unmanned fleet
Ukraine has warned that Russia could soon be pumping out 1,000 drones a day. Iranian technology has driven that growth.
Trump’s framing of Nigeria insurgency as a war on Christians risks undermining interfaith peacebuilding
President Donald Trump described a Dec. 25 airstrike on suspected insurgent camps as a ‘Christmas present’ from the US. Many in Nigeria are not viewing it as such.
From youth bulges to graying societies: The demographic dynamics that are upending the world
Population ebbs and flows are having geopolitical consequences.
The US has long used economic coercion to achieve foreign policy goals — the war in Iran shows how that power has declined
US sanctions on foreign nations have lost some of their power to influence the behavior of other nations – with increasing costs for the US to boot.