This is the third installment in a GIS series on spacepower. Read about great power competition and China’s orbital ambitions. Grand strategy works by keeping a state’s political purpose aligned with ...

The run-up to every NATO summit is tense, if not nerve-wracking – and this year’s summit in Ankara on July 7-8 is no exception. Allied heads of state and government are preparing to meet in the ...

This report is the second in a GIS series on spacepower. The first can be found here and part three can be found here. China’s ambitions in space are not isolated technological projects, but ...

Russia could well test NATO by attacking Lithuania, but Vilnius is better prepared than most. A Lithuanian state border guard stands on patrol near Belarus on June 21, 2021 near Poskonys, Lithuania.

The wars against Iran and Ukraine have geopolitical implications that reach far beyond the immediate theaters of operation. What began as temporary conflict-related disruptions to energy deliveries is ...

Central banks were created to protect the value of money. Instead, they are eroding citizens’ prosperity. As central banks call 2 percent inflation “price ...

AI-driven automation has revived calls for UBI, yet resource limits, inflation risks and mixed human responses challenge its feasibility and benefits. May 23, 2022, Berlin, Germany: A poster ...

The economic legacy of the past few years is mixed. The annual global gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate may hold steady at about 3 percent, yet the United States’ economy is slowing, the ...

Relying only on inflation for fiscal limits is problematic, as it risks asset bubbles and economic instability. The New York Stock Exchange, March 19: Asset prices in stocks and real estate frequently ...

Warming temperatures and Asia’s appetite for Russian energy secure the future of shipping along the northern coast of Eurasia. But the West may not be part of it. The nuclear-powered icebreaker Yamal, ...

Venezuela’s interim leader, Delcy Rodriguez, is guiding the country under U.S. oversight following Maduro’s capture, with amnesty and oil reforms underway. Jan. 15, 2026, Caracas, Venezuela: Venezuela ...

EVs are weakening oil’s dominance in transport, requiring producers to defend margins and market share rather than expand supply. The rise of electric vehicles will put pressure on oil producers and ...