Recent headlines: “German Conservatives’ Faustian pact with the far-right” (Spiegel International), “Germany shaken as far-right helps elect regional leader” (The Independent) and “Turmoil that Echoes Nazi Germany” (New York Times). This is how elements of the international press greeted the...
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced Tuesday, Feb. 11, that he will remove the state from the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the US. The move comes only six years after the two nations signed the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA)...
After helping Boris Johnson deliver Brexit, Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has suffered a humiliating defeat as the Feb. 8 election in Ireland comes to a close and results are finalized. In addition to Fine Gael emerging a distant third, Varadkar...
Following a disastrous caucus in Iowa, the Democrats are now on the next phase of their journey to face off against Donald Trump, who’s hoping for re-election in 2020. Dozens of names have been pushed forward for the party’s presidential...
French President Emmanuel Macron recenly urged his European partners to discuss the role of strategic nuclear deterrence for defending the continent. Macron’s Priority: Boost European Partners’ Defense Spending A prerequisite for Macron remains getting other European countries to increase their...
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan embarked on a two-day visit to Malaysia last week, his second since taking the highest office in August 2018. His visited included a broad agenda focused on expanding investment and boosting Malaysian-Pakistani bilateral ties. Khan...
Israel and the Trump administration have been discussing plans that would have the United States formally recognize Moroccan sovereignty in the occupied Western Sahara, according to Israel’s Channel 13 and an Axios report released on Monday, February 3, citing both...
On November 24, 2019 he won the second round of Uruguay’s elections and since that day Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou, leader of the conservative Partido Nacional (National Party) also known as the Partido Blanco (White Party), has been president-elect of...
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer will step down as the CDU’s chair and a potential candidate for the chancellorship in 2021. Kramp-Karrenbauer first communicated her decision to the CDU’s presidium on Monday before addressing the public. Nonetheless, she will continue to work and...
Irish Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar took a gamble by recently calling a general election in Ireland. He hoped that his success in resolving the Irish border crisis during the Brexit negotiations, and a healthy economy that has...