Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin held a 90-minute telephone conversation on April 29 – notably, at Putin's behest.

Partners abroad. European leaders are gathering on Monday for a summit of the European Political Community, a forum created ...

The Iran War and How It Might End April 27, 2026 Question: The IRGC is dependent on money from oil sales and supplies from ...

Though global economic growth has stabilized since the 2020 pandemic meltdown, it remains below pre-pandemic averages and ...

Major Pacific exercise. A record number of countries, 31, will participate in this year’s U.S.-led Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC ...

The biggest question raised by the war in Iran is not how the conflict ends but what kind of regime ultimately emerges in ...

Earlier this month, Japan announced that it will allow the sale of lethal weapons systems to a wider group of partners abroad ...

Toward an economic understanding. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on April 30 ...

Naval project. Ten European countries have signed a statement of intent on establishing the terms for the Northern Navies ...

How do global economic structures help nations maintain internal stability while projecting strategic power? In this ...

New PM-designate. Iraq’s top political bloc named businessman Ali al-Zaidi as its candidate for prime minister. The ...

Situated at the intersection of the Black Sea, the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East, Turkey occupies some of the ...