Across Europe, governing parties are facing mounting pressure as social discontent undermines confidence in liberal-democratic rule. Support for German Chancellor ...

China has become a leading partner for Latin America, boosting trade, infrastructure and strategic influence, though it now faces increasing U.S. pushback. Nov. 11, 2025, Lima, Peru: The Port of ...

A renewal of nuclear weapons testing exposes mounting risks, collapsing treaties and a new era of proliferation shaping the second Cold War. July 30, 2020: Activists in costumes as United States ...

Investments in AI companies have surged, but profitability remains out of reach for many, prompting concerns about future business models. Jan. 12: A robot learns to sort and deliver packages at a ...

Finland’s NATO membership transforms security dynamics on the alliance’s northeastern flank. Nov. 20, 2024: A Finnish soldier wears the flag of Finland and the NATO “Exercise Lightning Strike” logo on ...

European leaders are courting China while blaming Washington, ignoring their self-inflicted economic and foreign-affairs weakness and neglect of security issues. If Europeans would take a look at ...

Ukraine joining the European Union could act as a catalyst for disruptive change, making the union leaner and more effective. Without decisive action and courageous ...

Christoph Frei is a professor emeritus of political science at the University of St.Gallen. Over the past thirty years, he has been moving back and forth between academia and the private sector. His ...

Private trading venues mitigate automated, predatory technologies while improving the execution, liquidity and resilience of securities exchanges globally. April 2024: A screen displays an algorithmic ...

Academic freedom, once the bedrock of universities, is facing internal threats as complacency and bureaucratization undermine independent thought and inquiry. This is part one of the GIS series on ...

In June 2025 at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Russian President Vladimir Putin said “We view Southeast Asia as a very promising region.” His remarks came as Russia declared a focus ...

This is part two of the GIS series on academic freedom. The first installment is available here. Universities are often idealized as neutral spaces of knowledge creation and critical thinking. However ...