Just over half of states in the U.S. are struggling with slowing economic activity, which could be a signal of a looming recession, according to new research from the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank. The December report pointed out that typically when 26 states demonstrate falling economic numbers, it offers …

Nous venons d’entrer dans une nouvelle année et, comme il est de coutume, nous nous sommes présentés les uns les autres nos meilleurs vœux. Pourtant le cœur n’y était peut-être pas. Après ce que nous avons subi au cours des trois dernières années, l’année 2023 s’annonce en effet comme celle …

In a flurry of announcements, some of Ukraine’s major Western allies pledged this week to send advanced armored combat vehicles to help Kyiv in its fight against Russia’s invasion. Both the United States and Germany said they would provide new powerful weapons to Kyiv: 50 M2 Bradley fighting vehicles from …

The Biden administration this week announced that the U.S. would provide advanced Bradley Fighting Vehicles to Ukraine for use in its fight against Russia’s invasion, a move that experts said would make a significant though not decisive difference in the conflict. The Bradley is a powerful weapon platform that has …

Suffering from geopolitical and energy crises, the European economy in 2022 had a hard time when it faced the triple predicaments of high inflation, energy crisis, and economic slowdown. Looking forward to 2023, as the European Central Bank (ECB) continues to push for interest rate hikes, which in turn may …

Bosnia’s ten-party state-level coalition government lost two member parties on Thursday, only 20 days after it was formed in mid-December.  The Party for BiH and People’s European Alliance, NES, both from the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the larger of Bosnia’s two entities, quit the coalition demanding retraction of a …

As Russia’s campaign against Ukraine enters 2023 there is no end to the fighting in sight. What began as a planned three-day military operation last February is about to enter its second year of major combat. It’s difficult to know the exact numbers, but it is clear that tens of …

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei appointed a new general as the commander of the Law Enforcement Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran – known as FARAJA.  In a decree issued on Saturday, Ayatollah Khamenei, Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces, appointed Brigadier General Ahmadreza Radan …

Armenia is far from perfect, but it’s a democracy. Two of Armenia’s closest partners are Russia and Iran. The Islamic Republic of Iran is characterized by its repression of women and minority groups. The Russian Federation is defined by its imperialist ambitions to invade and annex former Soviet republics. Whether good …

The recently released Biden National Security Strategy points to the “acute threat” posed by Russia to United States national security. Yet the administration continues, with the support and encouragement of the European Union, its futile attempt to restart the “nuclear deal” to enable Iran’s expansionist regime to have as many …