For an entire generation of Americans, the sight of the Soviet Sputnik satellite passing overhead became a symbol of technological vulnerability. The first artificial satellite launched a space race that ultimately saw
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz departed for India on Sunday in a high-profile visit aimed at strengthening economic and security partnerships between Europe’s largest economy and the world’s most populous democracy. Merz’s trip,
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Newly declassified transcripts of private conversations between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President George W. Bush provide an unprecedented window into the early months following the September 11 attacks, exposing a
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Donald Trump has set his sights on Greenland, the world’s largest island, drawing global attention to a territory of just 57,000 inhabitants. The U.S. president has openly discussed purchasing the island and
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Iran’s Islamic regime is facing what many observers describe as its most serious existential challenge in decades, as expanding public protests show little sign of abating despite calls from Supreme Leader Ayatollah
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United Nations diplomats are quietly preparing for the possibility that the organisation may be unable to agree on its next secretary general, a scenario that could leave the post temporarily vacant when
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In North Korea, where politics is staged through symbols as much as decrees, the repeated appearance of Kim Jong-Un’s daughter Ju-ae at high-profile state events is being read as a deliberate message.
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Francis Fukuyama, the renowned political scientist and Stanford fellow, cautions that the Trump administration’s approach to Venezuela risks becoming another failed foreign intervention. In a recent column for Persuasion, Fukuyama argues that
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During the 2024 presidential election, after Thalatha Athukorala withdrew from the Samagi Jana Balawegaya, popular actress and SLPP parliamentarian Geetha Kumarasinghe appeared on Sajith’s stage in Kandy. Within 24 hours of Geetha
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Trump has a serious problem. He wants to be the `stupor mundi’ i.e. the master of the world, but he is running out of things to conquer. Alexander the Great ran into
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U.S. intelligence agencies have produced bleak assessments of Cuba’s economic and political condition, but those findings do not conclusively support President Donald Trump’s assertion that the communist-led island is on the brink
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The recent talks about a defense pact between Bangladesh and Pakistan provide a bright spot in their otherwise tense relationship. After the political changes in Dhaka in 2024, relations between the two
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Recent protests have broken out across several Iranian cities, due to long-standing dissatisfaction among citizens. These protestors do not come like flash drives. They are slow fires that finally come to light.
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As 2026 begins, the Middle East faces a critical juncture. Analysts warn that the region could either move toward fragile stability or descend once again into widespread conflict. Persistent crises in Gaza,
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Global counterterrorism efforts are losing ground as nations pivot to great power competition, leaving militant groups, criminal networks, and emerging technologies free to expand their reach, according to a detailed report by
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A security guard assigned to protect Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has delivered a chilling account of what he describes as a U.S. military attack that left government forces overwhelmed by technology they
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