The Visegrad Group faces diminishing influence as shifting interests and politics reshape Central Europe’s model for cooperation. The prime ministers of Slovakia, Poland, the Czech Republic and ...

Located all over the world and from various backgrounds and professions, GIS experts have unique insight into the regions and topics they analyze. This allows them to make detailed and accurate ...

Factory-built reactors offer a scalable, low-carbon solution for climate and digital needs yet still face legacy challenges to nuclear deployment. July 2023: The factory-assembled core of a small ...

The industrial metal is trading at record-high prices as states aim to secure supply amid geopolitical rivalry and the green transition. Aug. 12: Copper anodes are ...

Washington’s strategic ambiguity toward China creates uncertainty for allies and adversaries. Oct. 30: U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping ...

Surging precious metal prices are not mere market fluctuations, but a fundamental repricing of long-term risk and strategic value in an increasingly fragmented world. This year has proven to be a ...

Since its creation in 2001, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) had seldom drawn the kind of attention generated by its 2025 summit in Tianjin. The event featured the first high-level meeting ...

Dr. Ralph Mathekga started his studies in political science, law and economic history at the University of the Witwatersrand, where he completed his bachelor’s degree. He subsequently completed an ...

Africa’s continental free trade pact promises integration, but uneven reforms and external dependence risk keeping the vision out of reach. Namibia launched its first AfCFTA trade with a salt shipment ...

In Abu Dhabi and Washington, Armenia and Azerbaijan moved toward peace after decades of conflict, marking a shift away from Russian dominance. Aug. 8: U.S. President Donald Trump joins hands with ...

China’s dominance over rare earths gives Beijing powerful leverage in trade, technology and strategic negotiations. Metal cubes representing rare earth elements including neodymium (Nd), praseodymium ...

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 ...