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
A fragile peace process between the United States and Iran has entered a new and uncertain phase, with both sides offering sharply different accounts of what has been agreed upon and what remains unresolved. At the center of the latest dispute is one of the world’s most consequential security questions:
The United States has long wielded more than military, economic, and technological power. It has also exercised moral influence, using diplomacy and foreign policy to advocate for human rights and shape international norms. That approach appears to be changing. According to reporting by The Wall Street Journal, the Trump administration
Évian-les-Bains, France — As leaders gather for the G7 Summit in the French lakeside town of Évian-les-Bains, they do so against an extraordinary geopolitical backdrop. Just hours before arriving in France, U.S. President Donald Trump announced what he described as a breakthrough agreement with Iran to end hostilities and reopen
A High-Stakes Vote for Economic Stability BRUSSELS — The European Parliament has approved legislation implementing a long-delayed trade agreement between the European Union and the United States, marking a significant effort to stabilize one of the world’s most consequential economic relationships and prevent a renewed transatlantic tariff war. The vote
A sweeping move by U.S. President Donald Trump to reopen vast stretches of previously protected Pacific waters to commercial fishing has reignited a fierce debate over marine conservation, economic development, and the rights of Pacific communities whose cultural and ecological futures are deeply intertwined with the ocean. The new proclamation
Planned U.S. Drawdown Signals New Era of European Defense Responsibility The United States is preparing to significantly reduce the military assets it commits to NATO operations in Europe, a move that could mark one of the most consequential shifts in transatlantic security since the alliance’s founding in 1949. According to
U.S. President publicly warns Netanyahu he could be “on your own” if hostilities resume, exposing growing tensions between Washington and Jerusalem. The Middle East stepped back from the brink of a wider regional war this week after Israel and Iran halted direct attacks following a dramatic intervention by U.S. President
