As Washington leans harder on Europe over Iran, Ukraine, Russia and China, the president’s remarks about Greenland are again testing the trust of one of America’s most loyal allies. When President Donald Trump said during the NATO Summit that “Greenland is a problem for us,” he was right. Just not
The latest American strikes mark a sharp escalation in the renewed fight over the Strait of Hormuz, with Iran responding by targeting U.S.-aligned Gulf states. A New Round of U.S. Strikes The United States carried out a new wave of strikes inside Iran this week, deepening a military confrontation that
Ankara summit shifts from spending pledges to concrete capability investments, signaling a new phase in NATO’s military modernization ANKARA — NATO leaders opened their summit in Ankara by unveiling approximately $50 billion (€43 billion) in new multinational defense procurement contracts, marking one of the alliance’s largest coordinated capability investments in
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
