Emily Milliken Despite the U.S. naval base in the country, Djibouti’s support for Palestine will likely protect them from Houthi attacks. The world is left wondering how the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen will respond to a series of devastating strikes on the group’s military assets. On January …

Paul Saunders If the United States is to maintain its international leadership in the coming years, it will have to define, explain, and execute a new vision for leadership that can secure long-term domestic support while recruiting committed allies, partners, and others to work toward shared goals. On …

Eng. Saleem Al Batayneh In today’s global landscape, a pressing question resonates: Who shapes public opinion and guides societies towards the future? This question holds particular significance for Arab societies, where the erosion of elites has left a void, causing them to relinquish their roles, isolate themselves, and …

Dr. Shehab Al Makahleh The Middle East faces heightened tensions as the US and its allies respond with air strikes to the crisis involving Houthis in the Red Sea. The strikes, conducted by Western forces, target Houthi fighters who have sought retaliation for Israel’s actions in Gaza by …

Chris Stein The Florida governor and Republican presidential candidate, Ron DeSantis, listens to a voter’s question during a rally on Tuesday, in Greenville, South Carolina. Photograph: Jeffrey Collins/AP Minutes after his second-place finish in the Iowa caucuses was confirmed, Ron DeSantis came onstage in a hotel ballroom to …

David N. Bossie Former President Donald Trump cruised to victory in the Iowa caucuses on Monday, marking the so-called first big test of the 2024 primary season for Republican presidential candidates — but in the end, it was really no test at all for Mr. Trump , the …

The idea of global free trade as an end in itself is obsolete in a multipolar world of several great powers and shifting coalitions, in which today’s friendly trading partner may be tomorrow’s enemy determined to cut off essential supplies. THE RISE of China as a great power …

The opportunities are huge, but the clock is ticking for the UPU and USPS to be central to the global e-commerce boom There is an international e-commerce boom coming. It will soon be common for small packages to be sent anywhere in the world in three days or less, at …

The election of Lai Ching-te is not welcome news to the Chinese Communist Party. On January 13, 2024, Taiwan completed its eighth presidential elections since the self-governed island became a fully-fledged liberal democracy in 1996. Defying Beijing’s threats, Taiwan’s voters elected Lai Ching-te of the ruling Democratic Progressive …