South Asia
Amazon’s Troubles With Reliance and Future Retail Showcase India FDI Risk
Jeff Bezos's Amazon and Mukesh Ambani's Reliance are in a war to control the future of retail in India.
Energy independence is an evolving political aim, not an immutable desired end state.
Uganda Airport Deal: A Chinese Belt and Road Debt Trap?
Ethiopia’s Tigray War Is Rooted in Power Politics
Ethiopia Slides Toward Civil War, Extending the Greater Middle East’s Arc of Crisis
Why Foreign Countries Are Scrambling To Set Up Bases in Africa
The Foreign Aid Game is Changing: These Are The Opportunities for Africa
U.S. Energy Independence: Separating Fact from Fiction
Will Rising Gas Prices Hurt Biden and the Democrats?
After Afghanistan, America’s Overseas Military Presence Faces Domestic and Foreign Opposition in 2022
Trump 2024? Presidential Comebacks Have Mixed Success
Re-Election Hopes Fading, Trump Tries For Election Win in Courts
Ukraine’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant Is on Fire, Claims Foreign Minister
Game of Drones: Turkey’s Battle-Tested Bayraktar TB2 Makes its Mark in Russia-Ukraine War
What Makes a State a State? Why Places Like Kosovo Live in Limbo
Coronavirus: Conspiracy Theories and Fake Videos Fuel Rise in Islamophobia
The Coronavirus Pandemic is Already Increasing Inequality
American Military Presence in the Middle East: The Less the Better
Who Really Defeated ISIS: Obama or Trump?
The UAE’s Mars Mission Seeks to Bring Hope to More Places Than the Red Planet
Coronavirus: The Middle East’s Lessons Not Learnt and Missed Opportunities
Eastern Mediterranean: A Microcosm of Regional and Global Battles
Who Are Russia’s Top Allies?
Putin’s Antagonism Toward Ukraine Goes Beyond NATO. It’s About Creating a New Russian Empire
The Kazakhstan Unrest is Another Regional Headache for Putin
Is Kazakhstan Russia’s Next Ukraine?
Alexei Navalny Revolutionized Opposition Politics in Russia — Before His Apparent Poisoning
Amazon’s Troubles With Reliance and Future Retail Showcase India FDI Risk
India’s ‘Accidental’ Firing of a Missile Into Pakistan Is Serious Cause for Alarm
The Taliban Are Megarich – Here’s Where They Get the Money They Use to Wage War in Afghanistan
Love Jihad: An Islamophobic Hindu Nationalist Conspiracy Theory
China and India’s Deadly Himalayan Clash Is a Big Test for Modi. And a Big Concern for the World.
SpaceX: Crew Dragon is Returning to Earth – Here’s When to Hold Your Breath
The UAE’s Mars Mission Seeks to Bring Hope to More Places Than the Red Planet
SpaceX Astronaut Launch: Here’s the Rocket Science It Must Get Right
SpaceX Reaches for Milestone in Spaceflight – A Private Company Launches Astronauts Into Orbit
India Appears to Fail in Bid to Land on South Pole of Moon With Chandrayaan-2 Mission
Jeff Bezos's Amazon and Mukesh Ambani's Reliance are in a war to control the future of retail in India.
The Chinese public is more confident in Beijing’s economic power and global leadership.
India says it "accidentally" fired a missile into Pakistan. The incident has serious implications for relations between the nuclear powers.
Record high gas prices under Biden are taking a toll on the pocketbooks of Americans.
Russia has eclipsed Iran, becoming the most sanctioned country after the invasion of Ukraine last month.
Uganda's airport expansion deal with China is yet another cautionary tale about Chinese lending.
In a tweet posted on Thursday evening Eastern Standard Time, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba claimed that a fire has...
Turkish drones are making their mark in yet another conflict zone, striking Russian forces in Ukraine.
The C919's struggles show that China's path toward technological independence is filled with obstacles.
The Russia-Ukraine war could trigger food shortages and drive up food inflation in import-dependent countries.
Russia benefits from an array of allies, partners, and fellow travelers that includes Belarus, China, and India.
Moscow's recognition of separatist claims in Ukraine could signal further Russian action to capture more former Soviet territories.
Right-wing extremists movements in Canada, India, and the U.S. have a lot in common.
Studies reveal that the true amount of sovereign debt owed by recipients of Chinese lending is vastly underreported.
The United States is the world's top exporter of arms — and by a wide margin.
The presence of foreign troops in Kazakhstan could fuel further public resentment in the country.
Everything you need to know about 5G in a one-minute read.
The rallies have now broadened to encompass more political demands.
Withdrawal from its overseas commitments will make it harder for the U.S. to maintain its alliances and the international institutions...
Vladimir Putin sees Russia as a civilizational state and has toyed with the idea of Kazakhstan being part of greater...
America is now the world's largest bitcoin mining country.
Beijing is still developing the policies that will guide its approach to climate change over the next decade.
There's evidence of a potentially positive fallout of a lower US presence.
The drug trade and mining make up the largest share of Taliban revenue.
The challenge is to implementing the multiplicity of solutions needed to bend the global warming curve.
The surge in Bitcoin's price is being driven partly by the big influx of investors from large-scale institutions.
Prime Minister Abiy has been manipulating ethnic divisions among the Amhara, the Oromo, and the Tigrayans.
Love jihad is just one of many Islamophobic conspiracy theories aimed at villainizing India's largest religious minority.
Container ports are critical to global trade. And seven out of the ten largest container ports in the world are...
Only one American president has lost reelection and then won back his office: Grover Cleveland. Most comeback efforts are exercises...
Seven out of the world's ten most populated cities are located in Asia.
The conflict between Prime Minister Abiy and Tigrayan nationalists could put Ethiopia on the path to civil war.
Once again, the courts will be called in to resolve a US presidential election. But it is unlikely any rulings...
The Obama administration liberated approximately 50% of ISIS territory before handing the successful war effort off to Trump.
What is known so far about the fighting suggests that Baku is focusing on two particular districts, Fuzuli and Jabrayil.
It’s conceivable that either candidate will refuse to accept the result, whether before or after the counting of absentee or...
The Horn of Africa is the epicenter of foreign military activity in the continent.
As the world’s most developed countries craft a new narrative that more strongly links aid to climate change and humanitarian...
Evangelicals who fear that America is becoming a more difficult place for them to live believe Trump is responsive to...
Alexei Navalny brought a new type of opposition politics to Russia, including through the early adoption of digital tools.
A trend of de-recognition of states illustrates that what we think of as sovereignty is neither static nor absolute.
The extreme velocities and temperatures the vehicle must endure present a major challenge to engineers and makes reentry the most...
Poor countries know the risk of being punished by existing creditors, prospective investors, and rating agencies if they seek a...
Moving away from a clan-based power-sharing system in Somalia is risky.
Abu Dhabi's Mars Mission could enable a new generation of space exploration.
The killing of George Floyd took place at the doorstep of Muslim America.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has few good options after deadly India-China clashes this month.
China's quantum satellite is a strategic resource that other countries are likely to want to replicate.
After roughly three decades, America’s status as the world’s sole superpower could be coming to an end.
The consequences of this militarized police mentality can be deadly, especially for black Americans.
To intercept the ISS, the capsule must match the station’s speed, altitude, and inclination, and it must do it at...
Grassroots organizations are filling the void left by an inadequate government response.
For SpaceX, this will be another step on its road to Mars.
Temperatures in the hottest and most humid places on Earth are reaching levels beyond human tolerance.
What Makes This Drug Work Against Viruses?
In 2019, many African countries spent more money servicing their debts than they did on health.
History has shown that black Americans consistently bear the brunt of recessions and natural disasters.
There remains a key role for a global strategy in health governance. And that’s why the failings of the WHO...
We can learn a lot from these crisis-led innovations as we create more permanent urban policy choices to make life...
UBI will not solve our mental health crisis. But it is a good starting point.
The coronavirus highlights just one dimension of the increasingly polarized U.S. labor market.
Astroturf groups are behind the anti-lockdown "Reopen" protests.
The "Ertugrul" series reflects the rising influence of Turkey and the growing popularity of Erdogan in South Asia.
Islamophobes are using the Coronavirus pandemic to stoke anti-Muslim bigotry.
U.S. shale is in a sort of death pageant, and will probably remain that way for the foreseeable future.
The favelas of Rio de Janeiro are a toxic mix of tight quarters, few if any health services and little...
The harsh reality of the UK’s inadequate welfare system is becoming evident.
African cities need to invest in productive infrastructure, focused on improving health outcomes.
Millions of Americans are now unemployed and must scramble to figure out how to pay for that home.
Low-income Americans have borne the brunt of the coronavirus pandemic. They may also get left behind in the recovery. Steep...
The WHO could go bankrupt in the middle of the Coronavirus pandemic.
An alternative to a traditional shot vaccine is a small patch that has hundreds of tiny needles.
New York is paying enormous markups for vital supplies, including almost $250,000 for an X-ray machine.
Without a significant social welfare plan, enforcement of the lockdown will continue to worsen inequality in India.
COVID-19 makes even more necessary a very different kind of economics if we are to build socially just and ecologically...
Post-pandemic, it’s going to get a whole lot worse for the poor.
Half of India’s 1.3 billion people are food insecure which means they lack access to sufficient safe and nutritious food.
Chloroquine is not yet proven to work against COVID-19, though news reports originating in China have speculated otherwise.
Without strong interventions consisting of preparatory, containment and delaying strategies, COVID-19 will result in over 1.6 million lives lost in...
A decade ago, the government spent more than $1 trillion to bail out companies and stimulate the economy. What have...
Some fake news also contains a mixture of correct information, which makes it difficult to spot what is true and...
Intelligence Chair Richard Burr’s selloff came around the time he was receiving daily briefings on the health threat.
Is Modi’s government capable of managing the pandemic?
Coronavirus may fundamentally reshape some areas of how we live our lives.
By learning from a MERS outbreak in 2015, South Korea was prepared and acted swiftly to ramp up testing when...
Iran has become the poster child of what happens when the public distrusts a government that has a track record...
Are these low case numbers due to the virus not reaching or establishing infections, is it due to effective border...
There’s a lot of negatives to find in the response to the coronavirus outbreak, but the flaws in the response...
Lining up on opposing sides are Middle Eastern, North African, and Eastern Mediterranean nations, Gulf states, Turkey, Russia, and Europe.
COVID-19 produces signs and symptoms that are similar to influenza, which makes it difficult to distinguish between the two.
Tajikistan is hooked on the Chinese economy. It’s now taking risky security advice from Beijing.
Much of the international community falsely assumed that a Syrian victory in Idlib would create a fait accompli that Turkey...
Medical conspiracy theories have the power to increase distrust in medical authorities, which can impact people’s willingness to protect themselves.
The civilizationalist approach is making itself felt not only in lands governed by civilizationalists.
Under the Trump administration, the U.S.-India relationship is in danger of becoming purely transactional.
The debt alarm being set off by international debt management organizations is exaggerated.
AI models can also now predict drug toxicity and side effects. These AI technologies together may soon give us a...
In today’s China, there are few to hold the president to account.
If Beijing cannot or does not curb the transmission of the novel coronavirus in Xinjiang, it’s possible that it will...
Instead of replacing the current infrastructure of optical fibers, data centers, and base stations, the quantum internet will build on...
Washington could take a leaf out of the Chinese playbook by playing the long game and waiting out Duterte in...
President Donald Trump recently suggested there is “tremendous fraud” in government welfare programs. Although there’s very little evidence to back...
The best investments in career and technical education are those targeted toward schools that design all instruction around developing career...
The rise of civilizationalist leaders in democracies empowers anti-liberal and anti-democratic forces.
Bolstering satisfaction in democracy will require addressing multiple issues. But acknowledging that democratic discontent has deeper roots is a necessary...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is at odds with just about everybody.
While there is no evidence hackers intercepted or tampered with the results, a security firm consulted by ProPublica found that...
As the new coronavirus, called 2019-nCoV, spreads rapidly around the globe, the international community is scrambling to keep up. Scientists...
The real, inflation-adjusted data show most U.S. workers have not benefited from the growing economy.
Iran’s attractiveness to Central Asian nations increases the Islamic republic’s importance to the Belt and Road, China’s infrastructure, transportation and...
If a Democrat wins the White House in 2020 and Congress is controlled by the Democrats, the rich will almost...
Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman have attained notoriety for their parts in the Ukraine mess. They’re both Soviet-born U.S. citizens...
