UK-EU Reset: Is Financial Decoupling and Energy Security Undermining the New Partnership?
Three years after Brexit, the UK-EU relationship is not converging. Financial services are diverging deliberately, defense integration is off limits, and energy markets face...
Is NATO Ready for the Next War? Ukraine Raises New Questions
Russia’s war in Ukraine has become more than a test of military endurance. It has also become a live laboratory for modern warfare, exposing...
How Did Yemen’s Houthis Become a Major Regional Threat?
Yemen's Houthi movement has evolved from a local Zaydi Shi'ite revivalist group in the country's northern mountains into a heavily armed force capable of...
Could US Strikes in Iran Amount to War Crimes, UN Says?
A United Nations fact finding mission has said there are reasonable grounds to believe U.S. forces were responsible for two military strikes in Iran...
Can EU-Canada Ties Trigger a New Trade Clash With Trump?
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to impose additional tariffs on the European Union if the bloc moves ahead with a proposal to make...
Can Europe Catch Up in the Global Critical Minerals Race?
Europe is trying to reduce its dependence on foreign suppliers of critical minerals, but funding shortages, fragmented decision making and slow project development are...
Can US-China Rules Prevent Military AI From Triggering a Crisis?
U.S. and Chinese security experts are urging Washington and Beijing to establish safeguards for military artificial intelligence, warning that autonomous systems could trigger dangerous...
Iran War Spreads to Yemen as Trump Signals Hope for End to Conflict
U.S. President Donald Trump said he hoped the war against Iran was nearing an end as fighting between Saudi Arabia and Iran backed Houthi...
U.S. and Houthis hold Oman talks amid Yemen escalation
U.S. officials held an undisclosed meeting with representatives of Yemen’s Houthis in Oman over the weekend, according to five sources familiar with the discussions,...
Houthi gains in Yemen threaten Saudi security and global oil supplies
Saudi Arabia has intensified air strikes against Houthi positions in Yemen as the Iran backed group expands its territorial gains along the Red Sea...