remains a crosscutting driver with artificial intelligence regulation racing to catch up with deployment across healthcare, logistics, defense, and creative industries, raising questions over transparency, bias, and job displacement, while semiconductor geopolitics see the U.S., EU, and Asia investing billions into new fabs and export control regim… Read More

championing Global South interests, but must navigate slowing rural consumption, climate shocks, and geopolitical balancing between Washington and Moscow, while Pakistan wrestles with debt stress, political turmoil, and extremist violence; Japan and South Korea deepen trilateral security cooperation with the U.S. even as domestic debates swirl over… Read More

aid packages amid donor fatigue and domestic political pressures, and Moscow leverages energy exports, disinformation, and arms deals with partners from North Korea to Iran to sustain its war effort; NATO countries emphasize deterrence and readiness, conducting large-scale exercises along the alliance’s eastern flank and debating how to scale def… Read More

deepen regional integration while hedging geopolitical competition; Pacific Island nations remain at the frontline of climate diplomacy, highlighting existential threats from rising seas while lobbying for greater voice in global governance, with Australia and New Zealand recalibrating security partnerships alongside domestic debates on cost of liv… Read More

and EU fiscal rules, and across Eastern Europe governments toggle between populist rhetoric and pragmatic need for EU funding; the UK faces enduring challenges post-Brexit as trade frictions, labor shortages, and service backlogs weigh on public confidence, even as London’s financial sector innovates in fintech and sustainable finance frameworks … Read More