is a professor of Russian Studies at Uppsala University.

The two countries are mired in historical grievances over land, culture and language, complicating diplomacy on modern geopolitical issues including energy. Buddhist monks at the Erdene Zuu Monastery ...

What should the world expect from the next Trump administration? Ana Rosa Quintana-Lovett, Senior Policy Director at the Vandenberg Coalition and former Staff Director for the Western Hemisphere at ...

Looking back on one of the most surreal and emotional United States election campaigns of the last 100 years. President Joe Biden handing over the driver’s seat of ...

Public debt levels are rising throughout the developed world, threatening monetary and economic stability. The alarm bell over public debt may be ringing too softly for policymakers to notice. Vincent ...

Issues with the EU’s external border regime are fomenting nationalist tendencies in member states. Migratory pressure has created an existential dilemma for the Schengen area. The European Union could ...

Finance is poised to be the central issue at COP29, taking place in Baku this month – but progress will be technical and slow. COP29 will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, on November 11-22. The choice of ...

Sri Lankans elected a new president as traditional political leadership disappoints. Dramatic changes, however, are unlikely if he must govern with the opposition. Anura Kumara Dissanayake (right) ...

Dr. Amatzia Baram is a Middle East Forum Writing Fellow, as well as a professor emeritus at the Department of the History of the Middle East and Director of the Centre for Iraq Studies at the ...

Until not long ago, the German recipe for economic success seemed unbeatable. Its foundations were a skilled and motivated labor force, fast technological growth and a focus on high-quality products ...

Beijing is leveraging advanced technologies like AI to gain strategic advantages without conventional combat. The popular influencer Vica Li presents herself as a lifestyle and travel blogger on ...

“The press does not tell us what to think, it tells us what to think about.” This phrase by Walter Lippmann (1889-1974), a pioneer of ethical journalism, captures the essence of the media’s role in ...