Tag: global affairs

• Wildfires are blazing across Africa – but leaders like Trump are turning away

  September 18, 2025

  While European countries band together to help tackle devastating fires, Africa is being left on its own, writes Nick Ferris. All despite the fact that blazes in Africa cause far… more ›

• President Trump’s “Carrot and Stick” Approach to Africa

  September 18, 2025

  The Trump administration needs a more nuanced approach to Africa that doesn’t alienate the people and the markets that it is seeking to engage. To do so requires the president… more ›

• A killing at sea marks America’s descent into lawless power – Defense One

  September 10, 2025

  The peremptory strike on a speedboat is a warning to all who serve. Remember your oath. This was not a counterdrug operation. It was not law enforcement. It was killing… more ›

• Giorgia Meloni’s balancing act – Engelsberg ideas

  September 7, 2025

  The Italian Prime Minister has so far pursued a careful, pragmatic approach to government. Her greatest test will be whether she can implement her ambitious reform of Italy’s constitution while… more ›

• What’s New about Involution?

  August 28, 2025

  In recent months “neijuan” (内卷), or “involution,” has become one of the most important buzzwords in Chinese policymaking circles. It has come to describe a disruptive process of relentless competition… more ›

• Microsoft Asked FBI for Help With Israel-Gaza Protests

  August 27, 2025

  Twenty activists urging company to sever ties with Israeli military were arrested last week. Executive Brad Smith said he welcomed discussion but not disruption. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-26/microsoft-asked-fbi-for-help-with-israel-gaza-protests?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc1NjIyMDc1MCwiZXhwIjoxNzU2ODI1NTUwLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUMUxMOEpHUFFRR1UwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJGOENBMUZGREZGMEI0M0E1ODRENTk5MEQ3NDAwNDkzMCJ9.ZxRrVJ29dvRDmuie-Z8dWFKR1_o_HzD4hLa-kAzRlVc&leadSource=uverify%20wall more ›

• EU countries push to abolish trade barriers with Mediterranean partners

  August 26, 2025

  In the forthcoming Pact for the Mediterranean, the EU consider to relaunch an attempt at deeper integration with Mediterranean countries, amid instability in its relations with the US and China.… more ›

• China Inc. heads to Global South in the age of tariffs | S&P Global

  August 23, 2025

  Facing rising US tariffs, Chinese firms are pivoting to the Global South, boosting trade and investment in the region. This shift signals a growing South–South trade dynamic with China at… more ›

• Stranded at sea: A decade after EU’s migrant crisis, hundreds still dying in Mediterranean

  August 23, 2025

  Italy hailed a drop in irregular arrivals last year as proof its migration policies are working. One boat’s journey shows the dangers of the crackdown. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/stranded-sea-decade-after-eus-migrant-crisis-hundreds-still-dying-mediterranean-2025-08-19/ more ›

• Blackwater’s Erik Prince Muscles Back Into the Mercenary Business

  August 18, 2025

  Prince has a new guns-for-hire firm to take overseas security jobs the White House doesn’t want to pay for https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/erik-prince-mercenaries-vectus-global-5a166dca more ›