Find out why international organizations are warning that South Sudan is once again sliding toward a broad conflict. We bring an overview of attacks on health facilities, the disappearance of Médecins Sans Frontières staff, a new wave of displacement, and political tensions threatening the collapse of the peace agreement and a further worsening of the humanitarian crisis.
Find out what lies behind the disaster in Rubaya, where the collapse of a coltan mine claimed hundreds of lives and once again raised the issue of miners’ safety, control over eastern Congo, and the responsibility of the global technology industry that depends on critical raw materials.
Find out why China reduced its projected growth for 2026 and, caught between slowing consumption, the real estate crisis, and trade pressures, opened a new phase of economic uncertainty. We bring an overview of the authorities’ key decisions and the consequences for the global market.
Find out why Gaza’s residents fear that a new regional escalation could push their humanitarian crisis into the background. We bring an overview of the fragile ceasefire, problems with aid, food shortages, and pressure on the healthcare system.
We provide an overview of the new phase of the war in Ukraine, in which ceasefire negotiations are stalled, while Ukrainian experience in defense against Iranian Shahed drones is becoming important for the United States and Middle Eastern countries and is changing the broader security picture of the conflict.
Find out why the Strait of Hormuz is once again shaking the oil market and we bring an overview of how the war with Iran, disruption to tanker traffic and energy costs could raise inflation, worsen supply chains and slow the global economy.