Italy’s prime minister enjoys stable leadership but faces mounting political challenges. April 23: Heads of Italy’s coalition government: Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani of Forza Italia (left), ...

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The EU Banking Union, created to stabilize Europe’s financial system, remains incomplete after a decade.

The Islamist terrorists’ quiet yet expansive resurgence threatens global stability, reshaping U.S. counterterrorism priorities.

International organizations have fared rather poorly over the last 30 years. Those devoted to guaranteeing peace have failed miserably. The same applies to bodies designed to provide aid to the poor ...

As the U.S. struggles to divide its rivals, its missteps contrast with China’s deft diplomacy and Russia’s strategic craftiness.

Hungary, a member of both the European Union and NATO, is increasingly looking eastward to counterbalance its reliance on the West. As long as it remains part of the Western alliance system, Budapest ...

Operation Midnight Hammer dealt a major blow to Iran’s nuclear facilities, revealing the permanence of modern conflict – from hybrid warfare to shifting global alliances.

Washington’s 2025 tariff shock accelerates Southeast Asia’s turn toward BRICS for geopolitical and economic alternatives, though not without risk.

Turkey is strengthening ties with Europe and the U.S., balancing its regional ambitions, NATO role and economic growth, as the West reengages in talks. Sep. 24, 2024: In a speech at the United Nations ...

Since her rise to power in 2022, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has displayed a strong focus on foreign policy – at times even overshadowing her own foreign minister, Antonio Tajani. Among the ...

Private tech firms have quietly replaced defense contractors as dominant forces in national security strategies, often trampling on basic rights and freedoms.