Economics

For over a century, discussions about Eurasia have been dominated by the language of competition. The last two decades accelerated it further: Analysts compare the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) with the Middle Corridor. Governments promote competing port projects. Policymakers debate sanctions, strategic influence, transit revenues, and geopolitical …

Tuhu Nugraha U.S. President Donald Trump, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung, Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attend a working lunch with G7 leaders, G7 outreach partners and global tech CEOs on innovation and …

Ezba Walayat Khan A satellite image shows black smoke rising and heavy damage at Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s compound, following strikes by the United States and Israel against Iran, in Tehran, Iran February 28, 2026. Pleiades Neo (c) Airbus DS 2026/Handout via REUTERS Artificial intelligence is …

Zainab Bazzi “Countries do not recover from wars when the shelling stops, but when society becomes convinced that its future will be better than its past. This is Lebanon’s major economic task the day after a ceasefire.” With this statement, Jamal Ibrahim Haidar, head of the Economics Department …

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that American inspectors will take part in the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) missions when it eventually enters Iran for uranium inspections. Trump told Fox News that there was currently “no rush” to deploy the teams. He said Tuesday that inspection teams …

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation on Monday, making him the seventh leader of the country in a decade. This ongoing political turmoil can be traced back to the Brexit referendum that occurred ten years ago. Since that event, the UK has been trying to establish …

Pakistan’s role in facilitating diplomatic talks during the Iran conflict has brought it international attention and praise from global leaders. The engagement, which included Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and military chief Asim Munir, has been described by analysts as one of Islamabad’s most visible diplomatic interventions in recent …

Arthur Michelino In June 2026, reports surfaced that Washington had begun considering a plan to purchase the Chagos Islandsoutright from Mauritius, bypassing London and dealing directly with Port Louis to secure permanent control of Diego Garcia. The plan arrived as an alternative to the British cession of the …

The reported progress toward ending the Lebanon war is a rare diplomatic opening in a region exhausted by escalation. That is why mediation by Pakistan and Qatar deserves recognition. Neither country can impose peace, but together they have created political space where military logic had begun to dominate. …