Why Germany Is Key to NATO’s 2025 Summit
European leaders are cautiously optimistic heading into the NATO summit in The Hague. In contrast to the Brussels summit…
NATO’s Russia Challenge at the 2025 Summit
The communique from the 2024 NATO summit in Washington condemned Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and clearly stated…
Europe Must Prepare for Russian Attacks Now
Not all that long ago, conventional wisdom held that it would be suicide for Russia to attack NATO. Today,…
How will AI influence US-China relations in the next 5 years?
There is a lot of discussion in Washington and Beijing about the implications of the artificial intelligence (AI)…
How must Europe reorganize its conventional defense?
The transatlantic security relationship today is shaped by the ambition to shift the burden of defense from the…
Oil Prices Surge as Israel and Iran Target Each Other’s Energy Infrastructure
Brent crude futures opened more than 4% higher on Sunday evening, trading above $77 per barrel, as tensions…
‘The Battle for Kyiv’ Shows How Desperate Ukraine’s Early War Was
Three years on, it’s easy to forget what the first few weeks of war in Ukraine were like.…
Philippines exits EU ‘high-risk’ dirty money list
June 12, 2025 MANILA – The European Commission removed the Philippines from its list of jurisdictions with “high…
Bull Market 2025: On Shaky Ground?
Index Definitions For index, indicator and survey definitions referenced in this report please visit the following: https://www.morganstanley.com/wealth-investmentsolutions/wmir-definitions Risk…
The United States Needs a Nuclear Operation Warp Speed – Foreign Policy
A new Pew Research Center poll finds partisan polarization among Americans at its highest level in decades. As…