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Estonia is preparing to become the first test for NATO in the event of new Russian aggression. What is happening on the Estonian-Russian border and why the world’s attention is focused on this small state right now. Highlights from the…
Popular Category Money Date Yesterday Quiet renewal, new mega-ministries and old staff. The President’s Office dared to change the Prime Minister for the first time during the war. How the government renewal was prepared and who will become ministers Stock…
Iran has threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz after US strikes on its nuclear facilities. This threatens global energy security, as 20% of the world’s seaborne oil supplies pass through the strait. Oil prices have already jumped to a…
Israel strikes Iran’s nuclear facilities. In response, ballistic missiles, a breakdown in negotiations, and the threat of regional war. This is not just another escalation in the Middle East, but one of the most dangerous moments in recent decades. Who…
Falling cocoa harvests in Ivory Coast and Ghana have sent prices soaring in neighboring Nigeria. This has prompted office workers to leave their desks and become farmers, where they can earn much more in the fields. How long will the…
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…