The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has led Iran to blockade the Strait of Hormuz, greatly reducing the number of ships able to access the integral route. This past week, the United Kingdom gathered officials from 40 countries to strategize reopening the critical strait. The Strait of Hormuz is one of
Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held talks in Pyongyang on March 26 and signed a friendship treaty aimed at deepening ties between the two countries. Lukashenko was welcomed to the North Korean capital in a lavish ceremony featuring a white-horse cavalry, flag-waving children, and
As the war in Iran progresses, President Donald Trump has made it clear that he believes it is his duty to select the next leader of Iran. In telephone interviews given on March 5 to Reuters and Axios, Trump argued for the necessity of choosing the successor to Supreme Leader
Anthropic was the first AI company to have its tools used by the military. But the tech giant is refusing calls from the Pentagon to lift restrictions on the use of its powerful Claude AI model. On Tuesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to deliver
On February 18, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (D.F.C.) announced an agreement with the Government of Uzbekistan to improve access to the Central Asian country’s critical minerals. This “Joint Investment Framework” represents an American effort to disrupt China’s dominance of the critical minerals sector. Uzbekistan, a nation of 40
Balochistan, the largest province in Pakistan by area, contains 44% of the country’s total landmass. The region has been marked by conflict for decades, and on Jan. 31, nearly 200 people died in a wave of coordinated attacks by Baloch separatists and the subsequent response by Pakistani security forces. On
On January 12, the United Nations’ top court, the International Court of Justice, began its public hearings for a landmark genocide case. Over the past few weeks, judges have heard arguments for and against the claim that Myanmar has violated the 1948 Genocide Convention through its actions against the Rohingya,
On January 29, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that would impose a tariff on goods from any country that sells or provides oil to Cuba, as the island nation teeters on the edge of a humanitarian crisis. The primary actor affected by this threat is Mexico, which is
