In the Chinese province of Xinjiang, the Uyghur ethnic minority faces mass detention and forced labor. The CCP has woven databases, cameras and detention centers together to create a massive network ...

On June 1, 2026, millions of Ethiopians took to the ballot box despite widespread conflict and displacement. Ethiopian citizens’ willingness to work towards improving democratic institutions may point ...

Over the last three decades, Japan’s debt-to-GDP ratio has increased massively. In 1991, this figure sat at around 65%. By 2025–2026, that figure has risen to 248%. This is the biggest debt burden in ...

With the FIFA World Cup now underway, it is worth revisiting Germany’s 2006 “summer fairy tale.” Twenty years later, the myth of an innocent patriotic awakening calls for a more sober look. The ...

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Europe faces the highest “geopolitical tax” due to its dependence on Middle Eastern oil, leaving it vulnerable to energy price volatility, inflation and stalled climate progress amid rising US–Iran ...

Modern geopolitics increasingly operates through perception rather than direct confrontation. During the Cold War, rival powers were separated by clearer ideological and economic boundaries. Today, ...

In May 1891, Pope Leo XIII published Rerum Novarum, the landmark encyclical that established the foundations of modern Catholic social teaching. Written during the upheavals of industrial capitalism, ...

As the FIFA World Cup 2026 approaches, it’s a reminder that sports should be recognized as a core component of education systems rather than an optional extra. Structured sports and physical activity ...

Football is not just a sport: basketball, boxing, cricket, tennis, and other hugely popular endeavors are. But not football. It’s set apart; it transcends sports to the point where it shares the same ...

On April 22, 2025, gunmen killed 26 people — mostly tourists — in a targeted attack in Baisaran Valley near the town of Pahalgam, an Indian-administered Kashmir. The victims were shot at close range ...

Editor-in-Chief Atul Singh and FOI Senior Partner Glenn Carle, a retired CIA officer who now advises companies, governments and organizations on geopolitical risk, examine a global economy under ...