Myanmar Election Sparks Global Outcry as Junta-Backed Party Claims Victory
Myanmar’s first national election since the military seized power in 2021 has concluded with a decisive claimed victory for the military-aligned Union Solidarity and Development Party, a result that has been swiftly rejected by much of the international community as lacking credibility. The vote, conducted in phases from late December through January, unfolded against the […]
The Red Line Moment: Trump’s 100 Percent Tariff Tests the Limits of Trade Power
President Donald Trump has been rewriting the rules of global trade for more than a year, using tariffs not as a last resort but as a first response. What makes his latest threat toward Canada different is not the tactic. It is the target and the scale. A proposed 100 percent tariff on Canadian goods […]
New Zealand Bets on the Quantum Frontier
Wellington moves to turn deep science into economic muscle WELLINGTON — In a modest line item with outsized ambition, the New Zealand government has committed NZ $1.35 million to chart a national pathway into quantum and photonic technologies. The goal is not abstract discovery alone, but something more pragmatic and political: jobs, productivity and a […]
Jean-Pierre Lacroix: The UN’s Quiet Steward of Peace in a Noisy New Era
As global diplomacy fractures and new power centers assert themselves, the idea of peace is being rebranded in real time. The launch of the Board of Peace by U.S. President Donald Trump has introduced a parallel, highly personalized vision of global peacemaking, one that sits uneasily beside long-standing multilateral institutions. Against that backdrop, one figure […]
24/7 Clean Power Comes to Central Asia
Masdar and UAE partners move to deliver round-the-clock renewable energy for Uzbekistan A major step toward always-on clean electricity is taking shape in Central Asia. Masdar, alongside UAE partners, has signed a new agreement with Uzbekistan Ministry of Energy to explore a gigascale, round-the-clock renewable energy project that could transform how power is produced and […]
The Art of the Misdeal: What Greenland Revealed About the Price of Transactional Power
At Davos, the reset was meant to sound definitive. Pressed on whether the United States might use military force over Greenland, President Donald Trump offered what appeared to be a clean retreat. “I won’t do that. Now everyone is saying ‘oh good.’ That’s probably the biggest statement I made because people thought I would use […]
“Dangerous Nostalgia” and the Fight for the Future of Global Cooperation
COPENHAGEN — The greatest threat to the international system is not a lack of ideas or institutions. It is a growing temptation to look backward. That was the stark warning delivered this week by Amina Mohammed, speaking before members of Denmark’s Parliament in Copenhagen. Her message was unambiguous. In a world facing overlapping crises, retreating […]
Mexico Strengthens Global Leadership With $5.58 Billion SDG Bonds
Mexico City – Mexico has taken a major step forward in sustainable finance with the successful placement of $5.58 billion in sovereign bonds aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The issuance underscores the country’s growing role in shaping the global market for development focused finance while reinforcing its commitment to long term social […]
A Landslide on Paper, a Crisis in Reality: Uganda’s 2026 Presidential Election
Uganda’s presidential election on January 15 has left the country suspended between two stark realities. In one, President Yoweri Museveni has secured a commanding seventh term and projects continuity after nearly four decades in power. In the other, opposition leader Bobi Wine says the result is a manufactured victory, achieved through intimidation, ballot tampering, and […]
A Reckoning Between Allies in Davos: How Greenland turned the World Economic Forum into a transatlantic showdown
Geneva / Brussels / Copenhagen, January 20, 2026 Davos was meant to be a summit about cooperation. Instead, it has become the setting for a reckoning between allies. What began as a dispute over Greenland has transformed the World Economic Forum into an improvised emergency negotiation between President Donald Trump and Europe’s leadership, forcing a […]
