The 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy carries far-reaching consequences for countries that, over the past eight decades, have labored to persuade successive American administrations that U.S. support – security, financial…
Trump has yet to officially declare war against Venezuela, but his threats against the country’s oil industry come dangerously close. The post The (Oil) Drums of War appeared first on World Politics Review.
EU agenda. EU leaders continue to meet in Brussels to discuss whether and how to use 210 billion euros ($246 billion) in frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine over the…
In an op-ed for the Washington Post in late November, Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te declared, “I will boost defense spending to protect our democracy.” Calling out “an unprecedented military buildup by Beijing”—which has vowed to…
U.S. envoy to Syria and Lebanon Tom Barrack has established himself as a maverick diplomat, issuing bold declarations that have at times angered politicians in the Middle East and the…
2025 may go down as a year of infamy. Not because U.S. President Donald Trump’s apparent disdain for allies will mark the end of the liberal international order, or because the war in Ukraine seemed…
Financial support. EU leaders agreed to provide Ukraine with a 90 billion-euro ($105 billion) loan to finance its military and economic needs for 2026-27, using funds from the bloc’s general…
In Cameroon, government security forces used tear gas to break up protests by opposition party supporters, after media reports suggested that partial results from the country’s Oct. 12 presidential election put incumbent President Paul Biya…
For years, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has enjoyed the admiration of his right-wing peers in other democratic countries. The method he used to gradually consolidate power and weaken his critics has become a model…
A few months from now will mark the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which started a war that has redefined European security and exposed the limits of…
