Venezuela faces a turning point after the capture of Nicolás Maduro by US forces, which shattered the balance of the Chavista regime. At first, a tilt away from authoritarianism might have seemed ...

The peculiarities of classical Greece make empirical theories of political revolution much easier to imagine than in, say, the Persian Empire, which was a hereditary monarchy for pretty much its ...

Myanmar has been gripped by civil war, leading to widespread suffering, poverty and displacement since the military coup in 2021. The upcoming elections promised by the generals ruling the country ...

The AI industry faces bottlenecks in chip production and financing as models grow exponentially larger. Semiconductor companies and AI startups confront financial and technical challenges that could ...

As the war in Ukraine grinds toward its fourth winter, a parallel conflict is being fought not in the trenches of the Donbas, but in Brussels. The weapon of choice is neither artillery nor drones, but ...

In a world marked by the incessant battles of organized religion and power-hungry politicians, a controversial mystic emerged. He challenged the status quo and urged individuals to break free from the ...

Is US President Donald Trump truly “evil” or merely a “monster?” While acknowledging his fascist tendencies, aggression toward immigrants and critics and casual embrace of killing, it’s too soon to ...

The second Trump administration has revolutionized government communication on social media. By frequently posting memes and engaging in viral internet trends, the administration is able to both rile ...

American historian Anne Applebaum coined the term “Autocracy, Inc.” to describe government leaders around the world who function like an agglomeration of like-minded people. They are not united by ...

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has pursued a strategy to depopulate Gaza by pressing for mass Palestinian relocation to third countries, with support from US President Donald Trump and ...

Israel has carried out a relentless and zealous military onslaught in Gaza that shows orchestrated mass inhumanity on a gargantuan scale. This campaign has killed tens of thousands of civilians, razed ...

Once obscure and overlooked, rare earth elements (REEs) are now at the heart of the 21st-century technological revolution. From precision-guided missiles and electric vehicles to wind turbines and ...