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
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest executive order on artificial intelligence has reignited a global debate that governments around the world are struggling to answer: How should humanity govern one of the most powerful technologies ever created? The order, signed this week, encourages America’s leading AI companies to
LIMA, Peru — Peruvians will return to the polls this weekend in one of the most consequential elections in the country’s recent history, choosing between two sharply different visions for the future as conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori faces leftist challenger Roberto Sánchez in a closely contested presidential runoff. The election
For decades, the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu has been among the world’s most outspoken advocates for urgent climate action. Facing an existential threat from rising sea levels, the nation has repeatedly called for a rapid global transition away from fossil fuels and has emerged as a leading voice for
Bogotá, Colombia — Colombia’s presidential election has delivered one of the biggest political surprises in recent Latin American history, setting up a high-stakes runoff between far-right political outsider Abelardo de la Espriella and left-wing Senator Iván Cepeda after neither candidate secured an outright majority in the first round of voting.
