Russia has increased its hybrid and military activities on and around Svalbard to secure its strategic position in the European Arctic. Strategic-military interests are overtaking economic interests ...

Henrik Larsen has more than 15 years of research-practitioner experience on transatlantic and European security. He is currently a fellow with the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA, Washington ...

More than a year into his second term, United States President Donald Trump’s Indo-Pacific policy remains an uneasy mix of conflicting objectives, competing factional viewpoints and transactional ...

Bruce Klingner has specialized in Korean and Japanese affairs for over three decades. He is a senior research fellow at the Mansfield Foundation. He was previously the senior research fellow for ...

The election in Baden-Wurttemberg did not bring changes but reflected Germany’s political malaise and continuing stagnation. Chancellor Friedrich Merz excels in foreign and security policy, but his ...

Operation Epic Fury emerges from four decades of escalating ideological confrontation and Middle Eastern rivalry. The United States and Israel have eliminated anti-Western ideologue Ayatollah Khamenei ...

As cryptocurrencies mature, Bitcoin is consolidating its position as a reserve asset, while altcoins are diverging into riskier niches with different uses. This is part three of the GIS series on ...

The Minneapolis shootings renewed scrutiny of ICE, highlighting its post-9/11 mission creep, partisan clashes over immigration and federal-local tensions. Jan. 8, 2026: Protests broke out at the ...

South Asia is grappling with geopolitical tensions, political unrest and demographic pressures, all of which are straining the region’s stability. Aug. 8, 2024: Anti-government protesters celebrate ...

Central Asian nations are harnessing their strengths in tech, trade and transport, increasing their collective bargaining power on the global stage. U.S. President Donald Trump hosted a dinner with ...

As a two-year consumer and liquidity-fueled boom petered out in 2025, the economy has transitioned into a complex mix of resilience and stagnation. Sep. 3, 2025: Managing sanctions and trade flows in ...

Once privacy-focused and decentralized, crypto has become heavily regulated and institutionalized – trading autonomy for liquidity, clarity and mass adoption. Feb. 6, 2026: A Bitcoin ATM located at ...