Critical minerals, infrastructure and strategic competition are making Africa indispensable for global powers.

The Pope! How many divisions has he got?” This remark, most often attributed to Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin during a 1935 exchange with French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval, sums up how little was ...

is Managing Partner at Ambrose Advice.

is Managing Partner at Ambrose Advice.

Europe has remarkable space capabilities, but fragmented authority limits its strategic power and autonomy. The United States, China, Russia and India are sovereign states. Their approaches to space ...

Iran’s internal crisis is weakening the regime, but Western concessions would reinforce Tehran and undermine prospects for lasting change and regional peace.

The Iran conflict has laid bare Japan’s reliance on Middle Eastern oil, pushing Tokyo toward U.S.-aligned diversification.

There is plenty to worry about in France’s economy, but the outlook is not entirely bleak. The French unemployment rate has not fallen below 7 percent since the 1970s. In the second quarter of 2026, ...

Baltic states are on edge as Moscow’s hybrid warfare poses a growing threat that is already testing NATO’s resolve.