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Germany is the economic staple of modern Europe. What will happen as Germany declines in a post-American world?

Germany in a post-American world

Don't worry, Venezuela lacks both the ability and the true motive to follow through with its threats to invade Guyana.

Why Venezuela will not invade Guyana

Advancements in drone technology are changing the Russia-Ukraine war once again, now with a focus on Russian oil supplies.

Ukraine’s drones targeting Russian oil supplies

Changes in global politics and military strategies are helping Ukraine's agriculture make a comeback in the market.

How tariffs and drones saved Ukrainian agriculture

Waterways play an important role in shipping, but the destruction of the Key Bridge in Baltimore will have minor consequences in the U.S.

Why I don’t care about the fallen bridge in Baltimore

America’s vaunted universities are not prepared to fulfill the large and growing demand for blue-collar industrial workers.

Universities cannot fill growing demand for industrial workers

France is now reconsidering sending troops to Ukraine. What has caused this change and what impact could it have?

French troops moving into Ukraine could shake up Europe

Drones are revolutionizing modern warfare in both offensive and defensive capacities, and we’ve only begun to explore their full potential.

Drones are revolutionizing modern warfare

Higher interest rates and rising inflation in Japan are due to a tight supply chain, not due to rising demand.

Are Japan’s rising interest rates signaling a return to normal?

Despite widespread concern over inflation, the real risk to the global economy is deflation. Nations should prepare accordingly.

Deflation, not inflation, is the real economic risk

Demographic momentum is a key indicator in economic growth forecasting. Here’s what it looks like in Europe, Asia, Africa and beyond.

How populations determine economic growth

MAGA and Donald Trump's empowerment of Vladimir Putin enables him to push the limits of U.S. tolerance and threaten global security.

MAGA firmly allies with Russia despite support for Iran, North Korea

Ukraine's use of sea drones is diminishing Russia's ability to reinforce Crimea by sea, potentially changing the direction of the war.

Ukraine’s sea drones keeping Russia’s warships at bay

In the push for a greener future, tackling energy usage in densely populated areas with extreme climates presents challenges.

Does a green future mean less energy usage?

Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil refineries demonstrate the Ukrainian ability to strike valuable targets deep inside Russian territory.

Ukrainian drone strikes reveal Russian vulnerabilities

President Biden’s plan to deliver emergency humanitarian aid to Gaza via an offshore dock might require U.S. troop deployments.

Gaza seaborne aid will require US boots on ground

A Russian bomb upgrade forebodes losses in Ukraine, and a much more capable Russian adversary both in Ukraine and around the world.

Russia upgrades bombs, war in Ukraine takes turn for the worse

Discharge petitions could help bypass a far-right cohort in the U.S. House attempting to block funding bills.

Can discharge petitions save the dysfunctional House?

The semiconductor industry is in no danger of collapse, despite China’s belligerent actions and rhetoric on Taiwan.

Taiwan’s semiconductor industry is not in danger of collapse

Even though we don't fully understand it, quantum computing could revolutionize how we process data, impacting many different areas.

Quantum computing becoming a reality with massive implications

In the China-Taiwan dynamic, not much has changed, except for America's ability to anticipate Xi Jinping's unpredictable actions.

Xi’s Taiwan strategy is veiled in unpredictability

Recession seems to be everywhere except here in North America, as much of Europe and Asia dip into stagnant or negative growth forecasts.

Recessions hit Europe, Asia and beyond

Farmers have been protesting across Europe. Where are the protests coming from, what drives them, and how have they spread so easily?

What’s happening with farmer protests across Europe?

A recent announcement from Israel's UN ambassador indicating shifting relations with Russia could impact the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Israel supplying early warning radar to Ukraine could be game-changer

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