Lebanon Breaks Impasse to Elect a New President | WPR
1 day ago · Lebanese President Joseph Aoun reviews the honor guard upon his arrival at the Lebanese Parliament to be sworn in as a new president, in Beirut, Lebanon, Jan. 9, 2025 (AP photo by Hussein Malla).
A Weakened Iran Is Not a Less Dangerous Iran | WPR
4 days ago · With regime change in Syria and Hezbollah weakened, Iran’s alliance system has nearly collapsed. That doesn’t mean a peaceful Middle East is emerging.
Why Europe Isn’t Addressing Its Security Challenges | WPR
2 days ago · At a recent conference on trilateral defense cooperation among the U.K., France and Germany held in London, at the end of a long day filled with discussions about Germany and Europe’s alarming ...
The U.S.-China Tech War Is Driving Digital Fragmentation | WPR
3 days ago · The global trend of digital fragmentation seems unstoppable. Barring intervention by the Supreme Court, a law banning TikTok in the U.S. will go into effect later this month, despite the company ...
Elections Put Germany’s Syrian Refugees Back in the Spotlight ...
1 day ago · Syrian refugees celebrate the fall of the Assad regime, in Mainz, Germany, Dec. 8, 2024 (DPA photo by Andreas Arnold via AP Images). To critics, however, the phrase was perceived as dismissive of ...
Geopolitical Competition Is Heating Up in Antarctica
4 days ago · Last week, Chilean President Gabriel Boric became the first Latin American leader to visit the South Pole.Boric traveled from Punta Arenas, his home region at the southern tip of Chile, to Chile ...
The Sahelian States’ Exit Could Usher in a New Era for ECOWAS ...
2 days ago · In January 2024, the military-led governments of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger announced their intention of leaving the Economic Community of West African States, or ECOWAS, triggering the regional ...