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On October 1, we will examine the latest political and military developments in Ukraine along with renewed US efforts to bring both warring parties to the negotiating table. As Russia intensifies its ...

Almost five years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia continues to fundamentally reshape its education system, further dismantling academic freedom. Russian schools and universities ...

With the 2026 US midterm elections approaching, we examine the state of the Democratic Party amid internal debates, changing public opinion and a series of closely watched primary races. The ...

The transition toward climate neutrality and climate-resilient development requires substantial financial resources. Emerging economies face the challenge of financing this transition while addressing ...

Ongoing climate change is escalating the occurrence and intensity of extreme weather events and natural disasters such as heavy rainfall and drought at a global level. The Intergovernmental Panel on ...

With the 2026 midterms just weeks away and President Trump’s approval ratings at historic lows, the D/democratic opposition is coming into focus. Bruising and at times surprising primary elections ...

Despite a seemingly close partnership between Europe and Ghana on migration, their relations are full of pitfalls. Ghana’s interests in the diaspora, labor migration, and regional free movement are ...

Over the summer, as both the Trump and Biden campaigns ramped up efforts to win the most controversial presidential election in decades, Laura Daniels, Jessi Young and Erin Brown also got busy, ...

As the global automotive industry rapidly electrifies, China’s consolidation of electric vehicle supply chains has caused geopolitical tensions. This has led both the United States and European Union ...

Germany is NATO’s linchpin for moving military assets to its eastern flank. Yet the decay of the country’s infrastructure, its prohibitive bureaucracy, capacity constraints, and vulnerability to ...