In a move that stunned diplomats, climate advocates, and finance ministers alike, the United States has refused to sign a joint statement authored by World Bank executive directors calling for a bolder climate agenda. What…
President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela has publicly proposed direct talks with U.S. Special Envoy Richard Grenell after a U.S. military strike sank a Venezuelan-linked vessel in the southern Caribbean, killing 11 people. The U.S. government…
In the span of a few years, two very different nations, Japan and Ukraine, have embarked on profound transformations of their military postures. On the surface their circumstances diverge: Japan, a wealthy, high-technology society deeply…
In a moment that reverberated across global headlines, President Donald Trump announced at the United Nations General Assembly that Ukraine can and should reclaim all of its lost territory — including Crimea. This declaration, framed…
On August 30, 2025, former parliamentary speaker Andriy Parubiy was assassinated in Lviv, Ukraine. The attack occurred around midday on Yefremova Street in the Sykhiv district, shattering the calm of one of western Ukraine’s most…
Japan is arming up in ways not seen in decades. The nation’s decision to acquire U.S.-made Tomahawk cruise missiles marks one of the most significant shifts in its postwar defense posture. For decades, Japanese strategy…
In the span of a few weeks, Nepal has been catapulted into its most significant political crisis in over a decade. What began as outrage over a government-imposed social media ban quickly morphed into a…
For most of the year, the constellation Draco coils quietly in the northern sky — a faint, winding serpent of stars barely noticed by casual stargazers. But every October, the dragon stirs. For a few…
In early October 2025, the United States dramatically expanded its naval presence in the Caribbean. Warships and surveillance aircraft now patrol near Venezuela and throughout key maritime corridors, with officials framing the move as a…
