Syria has recorded a notable improvement in the latest Freedom House Global Freedom Index, marking a rare positive shift at a ...

Morocco ranked among the world’s safest countries in the Global Terrorism Index 2026, with no recorded terrorist incidents in recent years, even as violence remained heavily concentrated in a handful ...

The long-term growth in women’s political leadership has plateaued overall, despite marginal gains in some areas.

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As a lawsuit by the former staff drags on, the fight highlights President Trump’s upending of traditional peace-building and ...

Our colleagues report that one big beneficiary of the oil supply disruption is the country that is otherwise suffering the ...

A broad-based upturn in global cyclical activity has been underway since the end of Q3 2025. The question is whether the ...

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President Trump’s much-ballyhooed Board of Peace offers little indication of being what it purports to be, resembling a clubhouse for the authoritarians he finds most appeasing. When considering any ...

The similarities are striking. In his second and last presidential term, President Harry S. Truman set his sights on changing the world with his foreign policy agenda. Following on the heels of World ...

President Donald Trump's Board of Peace gathered in Washington on Thursday for its long-awaited first meeting, with the next stage of the fragile ceasefire in Gaza in focus. It was an event teeming ...