The attack near Oman came as Tehran warned it could abandon negotiations with Washington, adding new uncertainty to efforts to contain maritime escalation. A commercial tanker was struck by an unknown projectile near the Strait of Hormuz, setting off a fire and sharpening concerns over the stability of U.S.-Iran talks
A new U.S. approach to global health assistance is drawing scrutiny from several African governments over data access, domestic spending commitments, and links to broader strategic interests. A New Model for U.S. Health Assistance Several African governments are raising concerns over new U.S. health aid agreements advanced by the Trump
European Investment Bank reaffirms climate leadership after World Bank abandons financing target, exposing widening divisions across the multilateral system The world’s largest multilateral development banks are entering a defining moment over climate finance. Just days after the World Bank announced it was abandoning its long-standing target that 45 percent of
Developers race to lock in federal incentives as renewable energy enters a more expensive era driven by AI-powered electricity demand The scramble is on. Across the United States, renewable energy developers have spent recent weeks rushing to qualify projects before the expiration of federal clean energy tax credits, setting off
The war’s economic shock has rippled through global energy, food, fertilizer, and shipping markets. But inside Iran, the frontlines are now households, markets, and vulnerable communities bearing the cost of both conflict and government failure. The ceasefire between Iran, Israel, and the United States has eased some of the immediate
Washington’s decision could reshape the future of African-led security operations The future of Somalia’s African Union peacekeeping mission has been thrown into uncertainty after the United States said it would no longer support United Nations logistical assistance to the mission beyond the end of 2026, raising concerns that one of
Developing nations forced to divert scarce public resources from education, healthcare and clean energy as geopolitical instability reshapes global development priorities. The economic consequences of the conflict in the Middle East are extending far beyond the region, threatening to reverse years of progress toward sustainable development and the global energy
The question of how governments tax the digital economy, and how they finance the public services their citizens increasingly depend on, has quietly become one of the defining fiscal contests of the decade. Washington has now signaled that it intends to fight that contest with tariffs. President Donald Trump on
The High North is rapidly becoming one of the defining geopolitical arenas of the 21st century—and NATO leaders increasingly recognize that the alliance’s credibility may depend on its ability to secure it. The Arctic has emerged as one of the world’s fastest-changing strategic theaters, where climate change, great power competition,
Just days after optimism emerged that commercial shipping was returning to one of the world’s most strategically important maritime corridors, a single attack has underscored how precarious the peace remains. An Iranian drone strike on a Singapore-flagged cargo vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz has renewed concerns that the world’s
