Xiaochen Su, Ph.D., is a business risk and education consultant currently based in Malta. He previously worked in Japan, East ...

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Armed resistance against the Taliban is expanding across Afghanistan as new opposition groups emerge and former security ...

Europe spent decades outsourcing its security to Washington. Trump is demonstrating just how risky that bargain has become.

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Flávio Bolsonaro promises to protect Bolsa Família, but his proposed spending cuts raise questions about the future of Brazil’s poorest families.