Last week’s earthquakes hit Venezuela when it was already weakened by years of economic decline, dictatorship and sanctions, complicating both rescue efforts and long-term recovery.
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Last week’s memorandum between the U.S. and Iran set the stage for further talks, but the two sides still have major gaps to overcome.
As the U.S. reduces its role in NATO, Europe may face renewed rivalry among its major powers.
President Trump once encouraged Iranian protesters, but his agreement with Tehran offers more relief for the regime than for its opponents.
Locating the source of new economic growth that will be generated by AI is trickier than it seems.
A decade after promising to transform France and Europe, Macron leaves office in retreat at home and abroad.
Past El Niño events triggered blackouts, droughts and migration. A new one will test already fragile political systems across Latin America.
The holiday marks the final defeat of slavery in the Confederacy and offers a reminder that America’s global standing begins with equality at home.
Latin America offers some unique advantages for a country that has vast wealth but scant natural resources other than hydrocarbons.
The long-ruling leaders of Uganda, Cameroon and Djibouti are readying dynastic successions, but the fallout could extend well beyond their borders.
Despite conflicts straining international humanitarian law, most states still comply with bans on landmines and cluster munitions.
Latin America neither develops nor hosts leading-edge AI models, but there are still ways for the region to shape regulations.
Anthropic is calling for joint efforts to slow the development of AI, using arms control agreements as a model. But that’s a flawed analogy.
A new study points to Russian satellites as the source of GPS disruptions in the Baltic, exposing the Kremlin’s growing reliance on gray-zone tactics.
Instead of dealing a knockout blow to Iran’s rulers as he predicted it would, the war threatens to derail Netanyahu’s legacy-burnishing plans.
The end of the troubled FCAS fighter jet program was widely expected. But the chaotic way it was announced is not a good sign for Europe’s defense industry.
China is taking a few pages from Washington’s playbook while racing to reduce its economic exposure to the U.S., but separation is harder than it appears.