Former US President Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement brands itself as populist — championing the interests and values of the common folk against the “elites.” But this narrative ...

Precisely three years ago, in November 2021, Reuters featured this headline: “U.S. Pentagon fails fourth audit but sees steady progress.” Both the Department of Defense (DoD) and Reuters hoped at the ...

In the corridors of power in Islamabad, a storm is brewing that threatens to upend the Pakistani state. This nuclear-armed nation of 250 million people is caught in a perilous struggle for supremacy ...

When Donald Trump won the 2016 US presidential election, the media filled with breathless headlines about the collapse of democracy. Trump’s victory was certainly the collapse of something, but ...

Egypt has faced a recurring series of economic crises, exacerbated by structural budget deficits, balance of payments (BOP) issues and a reliance on fixed exchange rates. The most recent crisis, ...

The 2024 United States presidential election was framed as a crucial test for the nation’s political system. It brought ongoing concerns over oligarchy, mob rule, a breakdown of equal protection under ...

For the past decade, Africa’s Sahel region has faced rising military and jihadist violence, despite promises of action by Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso’s governments. Western military presence here has ...

Imagine standing amidst the bustling energy of the National Children’s Literature Festival clutching a prize for a short story titled “Healing of Wounds.” The pride and excitement of that defining ...

US President Donald Trump’s biggest strategic mistake when he was in the White House was one of entropy. As physicists explain, a closed system invariably tends towards disorder. In more common ...

A state is as vulnerable as its institutions, and Moldova’s unreformed justice system remains one of its most exposed. With Russia winning significant ground in Ukraine, Moldova is once again in ...

Concerns of nuclear war are growing internationally. The US has expanded its nuclear deployments while Russia and China have deepened their cooperation. Iran and several Asian countries can quickly ...

I am a very happy camper. Not only did my tribe win the US presidential election on November 5, it did so in a stunning fashion. Since then, The Don has wasted absolutely no time in signaling ...