Drought, global markets, and fiscal pressures are giving rise to a cost-of-living crisis in Iran, and it’s a risk that’s becoming increasingly common throughout the developing world as the Ukraine war drags on.

Monumental changes could be in the cards as Thailand heads toward a critical general election in 2023.

The unprecedented weaponization of global financial circuits in the wake of the Ukraine war could end up backfiring by jeopardizing the US dollar’s enduring position as global reserve currency.

Sri Lanka isn’t the only developing economy under severe duress in the post-COVID global landscape.

There’s no end in sight to restrictions in Shanghai and Beijing as economic indicators continue to slide across-the-board.

Cambodia insists work on a newly-dredged port and shipyard at Ream Naval Base is not being carried out to enable a permanent Chinese military presence. Washington is not so sure.

Baku has been quite successful in striking a neutral tone to its foreign relations following the Russian invasion of Ukraine; but will it ultimately be forced to pick a side?

A new security deal between China and the Solomon Islands is the latest reflection of a global order in flux.

The best outcome of the Ukraine invasion for Beijing is a weakened, isolated, and dependent Russia. Perhaps this was the plan all along.

The Ukraine war is producing some bitter lessons for those who believed that global society had moved beyond nation-based geopolitics.