Rising tensions between the United States, Israel and Iran have sent oil prices surging. While households and governments face higher costs, parts of the fossil fuel industry stand to gain billions.
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Washington may see the Kurds as a useful tool for confronting the Iranian regime, but such a strategy could create new tensions elsewhere in the region.
The two wars are forcing the EU to take a more assertive role in defence and security affairs, leading to arguments between senior officials.
The Trump administration’s unclear goals in Iran will make finding an early off-ramp from the conflict difficult.
African countries must not sign away their health data or release their pathogens in exchange for donor funding.
What does Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s political discourse say about the controversial US secretary of Health whose task is to make “America healthy again”?
Mark Carney’s support for the U.S.-Israel war against Iran seems hypocritical, but it’s consistent with Canada’s longstanding support for a rules-based order that only applies when convenient.
The U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran raise uncomfortable questions about whether the post-1945 rules-based order still constrains the use of force by major powers.
France may not have oil reserves, but it does have a well-oiled public health service comprising doctors, state-funded hospitals, strong state regulation and medical expenses that are reimbursed.
Dangerous events forcing shipping companies to sail along the Cape sea route are increasing in frequency.
Iranian attacks are degrading the interceptor stocks of the US and its allies.
Israeli and U.S. strikes on Iran have triggered a widening regional conflict, drawing in Tehran’s allies and several Arab states while testing missile defences across the Middle East.
The war in Iran is likely to lead to several issues for China, but it also presents Beijing with opportunities.
New research based on student journalling reveals how American and Chinese cultural standpoints wildly differ in how they make sense of awe.
In today’s classrooms, pens and exercise books are increasingly having to make way for screens and keyboards. Does technology help pupils write as efficiently?
The Albanese government has backed the American strike on Iran, while confirming Australia was not given prior warning.
For the foreseeable future, the only certainty in US trade is uncertainty.
Across Africa, governments are finding ways to reduce dependence on foreign arms suppliers and building capabilities they can control, maintain and adapt.
The killing of the Jalisco New Generation cartel’s leader is likely to spark a wave violence.
Snap decisions, hard bargaining and public provocation… Donald Trump never ceases to throw off his partners. How can foreign policy best tackle his behaviour.
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