A volatile cocktail of climate stressors, weak institutions, and faltering water diplomacy is setting the stage for future water conflicts in Central Asia.

The idea of the Kra Canal – a bypass for the Strait of Malacca – dates all the way back to 1677. But though the technical hurdles have eased since then, fiscal and geopolitical ones have emerged to take their place.

Iran appears to be dialing back proxy activity in Yemen and Iraq amid bilateral nuclear talks, but this isn’t necessarily a paradigm shift in the making.

An in-depth look at how the US manufacturing boom envisioned by the Trump tariffs brings new economic risks, namely via trade retaliation, economic disruptions, and long-term fiscal strain.

Examining how the 2025 Trump tariffs are reshaping global trade, driving up inflation, and redefining US trade policy.

President Trump has warned the Houthis – and their backers in Iran – of possible escalation if attacks on Red Sea shipping continue. But there’s a limit to what US airstrikes can hope to achieve.

The fundamental contradiction at the heart of the first Gaza ceasefire – the future of Hamas – has derailed the peace process. This article explores the political and military dynamics of renewed hostilities in Gaza.

For clues as to how the latest Trump steel and aluminum tariffs may play out, one need only look to recent history.

The PKK’s unilateral disarmament marks a potential turning point in Kurdish relations with the Turkish state, but challenges remain going forward.

Examining the scope of President Trump’s new China tariffs, their likely consequences, and how they match up to previous rounds of the US-China trade war.