Luis Buñuel, the master of film surrealism, challenged social and religious norms, and bourgeois conventions throughout his five-decade career. His distinct style provocative themes and called out the ...

Karol Nawrocki’s narrow victory in Poland’s 2025 presidential election reveals the enduring relevance of the country’s head of state. Although the Polish presidency does not carry executive authority, ...

The US and Israel have hit Iran hard. However, the Islamic Republic is down but not out. A wounded Iran is bound to develop nuclear weapons to achieve greater national security. Proxies like the ...

The Taliban has made much needed adjustments to its foreign policy since seizing control of the country last year. The regime is keen on expanding its international legitimacy and diplomatic reach.

Pundits have abused the figure of the tyrant from Plato’s Republic by turning it into a prophecy of Donald Trump. Trump is no tyrant, but rather another sorry example of America’s large cast of ...

Central bank independence (CBI) is crucial for maintaining economic stability, particularly in a globalized world where political influence can lead to adverse outcomes like inflation and economic ...

In April 2025, US President Donald Trump’s tariff shock on Chinese imports triggered a sharp selloff in US Treasuries, exposing fragilities in the former safest asset in global finance. Market ...

The US Treasury market impacts everything from mortgage rates to the value of the dollar in your pocket. Recent increases in government borrowing have raised questions regarding its future. Is the ...

Outside Iran, many Iranians believe Reza Shah was great. During his and his son’s regime, all Iranians were told he was great.

US President Joe Biden wrote in the New York Times in June 2022 that the United States was arming Ukraine to “fight on the battlefield and be in the strongest possible position at the negotiating ...

Between April 2022 and March 2023, India's trade deficit in manufacturing exceeded $250 billion. This serves as a stark reminder of the challenges and lack of competitiveness of Indian manufacturing.

Despite differences in style and rhetoric, recent US presidents (with one exception), once in the Oval Office, have understood where foreign policy would be hammered out. Not in their own minds.