High debt and deficit levels will raise the risk of sovereign defaults, especially in Southern Europe, as high unemployment creates fertile ground for social unrest and political extremism across the currency area.
In addition to other coalition partners, the United States depends on local civilians and security forces overseas.
Gantz’s new role as defense minister and prime minister-in-waiting will enable him to assert his more diplomatic approach to Iran’s nuclear program against Netanyahu’s more aggressive stance.
As pandemic-induced oil price shocks rob Baghdad of its primary revenue source, the success of Prime Minister al-Kadhimi’s new government will hinge on avoiding the further deterioration of the country’s economic and political stability.
In light of the May 10 observance of Mother’s Day, we invite readers to revisit this 2018 column on the challenges of keeping women in the workforce without further depressing global birthrates.
By Reva Goujon
To bolster what remains of its legitimacy, President Erdogan’s party will likely double down on nationalist and protectionist policies, even if such efforts create more problems down the road.
By Ryan Bohl
Regardless of what happens with Mishustin's health, Moscow will still struggle to regain control over its economic growth trajectory amid plummeting oil prices and global demand.
The list of challenges Israel's new government faces starts -- but doesn't end -- with COVID-19
The regime’s opacity makes it difficult to assess the actual status of its leader's health. But the outsized risk of a post-Kim transition still warrants a review of succession scenarios.
If India experiences the same kind of outbreak that better-prepared nations are struggling to manage, the South Asian giant soon could find itself with millions of deaths and a ravaged economy.
