Lantao Li After the latest monetary policy meeting, the Federal Reserve has decided to lift the benchmark federal funds rate by a quarter-percentage point from the current rate of close to zero to a range of 0.25% and 0.5%. Most officials expect that the interest rates would rise …

Michael Krepon, the co-founder of the Stimson Center, takes a look back at arms control efforts over his decades-long career in his new book, Winning and Losing the Nuclear Peace: The Rise, Demise, and Revival of Arms Control. He joins Ploughshares Fund’s Press the Button podcast to discuss …

Giancarlo Valori Cybersecurity defence is the foundation of cyberspace combat capability and an important guarantee for military operations. Guided by the idea of military and industry-led collaboration, the United States of America and the United Kingdom make full use of industry technologies and capabilities to strengthen research and …

Timofey Bordacev  he dramatic events taking place in Eastern Europe have lead to a truly massive military escalation in relations between the nuclear superpowers, so we can hardly look to the future with optimism or seriously think about the likelihood of a new international order, such as those …

Wei Honxgu The COVID-19 pandemic has not only caused great disruption to economic and social activities, but also promoted changes in the international monetary system and monetary policies. The international monetary environment dominated by the U.S. dollar, and the economic environment in the post-COVID-19 era will all undergo …

Amid growing donor fatigue and a brutal war in Ukraine that has diverted the world’s attention, the world must not forget millions of people in need across the Middle East and North Africa, the UN chief told the Security Council on Wednesday. António Guterres issued the warning during a …

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been the “main contributing factor” to the potentially devastating one per cent drop in projected global economic growth this year, UN development economists UNCTAD said on Thursday, in the body’s latest global economic update. “The main headline is a downgrading of the …

Matthew Kovacev AI technology has brought many benefits to the world, but could weaponizing AI be a mistake? Many advancements in AI technology have been made in recent years, especially in the military. While most of these advancements have come in the form of reconnaissance and defense, AI …

Juan Cabanas  Disbursements will reach US$ 550 million by 2022 and “potentially” another US$ 450 million approval by 2023, reported the Argentine Foreign Ministry. Among the objectives of the trip -led by Santiago Cafiero- is the diversification of the exchange with that region, currently concentrated in fuels, cereals …