The contemporary global economy stands at a pivotal inflection point — one at which debt sustainability and climate resilience can no longer be regarded as orthogonal policy domains but as mutually ...

The global fight against foreign influence has entered a precarious phase. In April, US President Donald Trump shut down the last State Department office specifically tasked with countering foreign ...

Spanish officials reassuringly heralded a “new era” for the country after May 2024 elections. Pro-independence parties in Catalonia’s regional parliament had lost the majority that had enabled them to ...

As the world stands on the precipice of another US election that could return former President Donald Trump to the White House. What does this possibility mean for US–Pakistan relations and the ...

Greetings from the US and Canada, where we are covering this year’s NATO summit held on July 7–8 in Ankara, Türkiye. The NATO summits usually last longer and have lengthier agendas; however, this time ...

Between December 2025 and January 2026, Bangladesh witnessed renewed violence targeting religious minorities, especially Hindus, amid political unrest following Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ouster.

“In a world as badly made as ours” said Luis Buñuel, “there is only one path—rebellion.” This quote captures the essence of the renowned filmmaker’s life and work, which spanned five decades, three ...

Historian Crane Brinton’s book, The Anatomy of Revolution, highlights five similarities between four historic revolutions. These range from class antagonism to inefficient government machinery and ...

Despite its domineering international presence and resolute claim to democracy, the US has never been truly democratic. While the Western superpower does have some features of democracy, many ...

In the realm of political dramas, few can rival the sheer audacity and intricacy of House of Cards. Anchored by the indomitable presence of Kevin Spacey as the Machiavellian Frank Underwood, the show ...

Gladys West, a pioneering American mathematician, played a significant role in the development of precise Earth models that made the Global Positioning System possible. Her contributions to the ...

Ross Ulbricht built Silk Road as a libertarian marketplace, but it became a hub for illegal drug sales. US authorities arrested him, and a court sentenced him in 2015 to life in prison. On January 21, ...