By GIORGIO CUSCITO 1. The People’s Republic of China wants to use a future, stable ceasefire between the Russian Federation ...

Latin American countries remain trapped in a low-growth environment, hindered by economic volatility, high inequality and ineffective ...

News reports tying China to Brazil are fairly rare from a military perspective. Generally speaking, Brazil holds no great interest for China other than run-of-the-mill resource acquisition and U.S.

Iran-Iraq relations. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in Iraq on Wednesday for a two-day visit, his first trip abroad since taking office in July. He held talks with Iraqi Prime Minister ...

Russian advances. Russia has reportedly launched a major counteroffensive in the southwestern region of Kursk. It apparently made significant headway on the western flank of the Ukraine’s position in ...

High stakes. Israeli special forces carried out a raid this week on a facility in Syria that produced weapons for Hezbollah, The New York Times reported. According to the story, Israel seized ...

The Ukraine war has brought Russia and Iran closer, but the full scope of their evolving relationship is more complicated. Until last year, Tehran was the junior partner. But as Moscow’s reliance on ...

From the wheel to the internal combustion engine, new technologies have, for better or worse, fundamentally transformed our society. The emerging technologies listed have the potential to do the same.

Trade numbers. Chinese exports rose 8.7 percent year over year in August, beating the forecast of 6.5 percent growth. It’s the largest spike in exports since March 2023. Among China’s top trade ...

Trade complications. Some Chinese banks are placing restrictions on local suppliers that work with Russian partners, according to a report by Russia’s Vedomosti newspaper. The banks are apparently ...

China’s latest data show rapid export growth but weak domestic demand, resulting in poor import numbers. This highlights Beijing’s challenge: boosting overall growth without over-relying on exports ...