Inflation data in the United States, Bibi on the ropes in Israel, and signs of renewed violence in Afghanistan.

The G7’s sprawling new communique portrays the bloc as a democratic bulwark against creeping authoritarianism.

Decades of business-friendly politics may be coming to an abrupt end in Peru.

Turkish military sets up shop in Iraqi Kurdistan, border clashes break out along Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border, and another Belt and Road deal is in the crosshairs in Australia.

New energy paradigms demand new strategic commodities. First in a new series, this article examines factors impacting lithium demand over the next decade.

Next in our series on strategic commodities we examine uranium, a key input in nuclear power generation that was included on the US Interior Department’s list of critical minerals.

Two Western governments scuttled Belt and Road-linked deals this week. Is a trend in the making?

Infrastructure policy must address domestic productive capacity lest it seed future economic crises.

Next in our series on strategic commodities we examine tin, a conflict mineral whose production is increasingly dominated by Asian states.

The Democratic Republic of Congo produces most of the world’s cobalt, but has little power over global prices. Kinshasa is working to change that.