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The US is once again planning to achieve peace through mineral deals. After Ukraine, the focus is on the conflict between Congo and Rwanda, which has been going on for over 30 years. The Democratic Republic of Congo holds the…
The Liberal Party has retained power in Canada under the leadership of Mark Carney, a former head of two G7 central banks and a political newcomer. He promises to reimagine Canada’s place in the world in the face of Donald…
A massive blackout paralyzed Spain and Portugal, leaving tens of millions of people without electricity. How did it affect businesses and infrastructure? Highlights from the WSJ, Wired and NYT analyses Subscribe for 6 issues of Forbes Ukraine with meaningful interviews,…
US President Donald Trump on April 2 imposed tariffs on all of America’s trading partners, publishing a list of them. However, the principle of their calculation remained unknown. The FT analyzed the formula for “reciprocal” tariffs and checked it against…
US President Donald Trump plans to announce a large-scale tariff reform on April 2 – the largest intervention in the US economy in the last century. The new customs policy should become both a source of revenue and a geopolitical…
Who and how should Ukraine work with in the Republican Party to maintain US support in the Trump era and beyond? Interview A gift for true leaders Forbes Certificate — 365 days of access to quality analytics, insights, and mind-blowing…
The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), signed in 1968, has held back the global arms race for decades. Its basic formula is that the five official nuclear powers (the US, Russia, China, France, the UK) guarantee the…
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has found himself at the center of a scandal after The Atlantic editor-in-chief published a story about him joining a secret Signal chat with key members of Donald Trump’s team. In the correspondence, Hegseth shared…
The world is rapidly plunging into a new wave of trade protectionism: the US, China, the EU and other major economies are erecting tariff barriers, ignoring the rules of the World Trade Organization. Global trade is fragmenting into geopolitical blocs,…
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has recently openly criticized Donald Trump, and his media outlet The Washington Post has been one of the most active opponents of the current US president. However, the situation has changed dramatically over the past year.…
February 2025 became a moment of truth for Ukraine-US relations. Instead of the expected reboot, Kyiv received a series of cold showers — from the Trump administration’s contradictory statements to the failed meeting at the White House. Washington is talking…
The first global oligarch, Elon Musk, is a global threat. It’s time to think about how to neutralize him. Column by Forbes Ukraine founding editor Volodymyr Fedorin A gift for true leaders Forbes Certificate — annual access to quality analytics,…