The sprawling U.S. water system is central to the nation’s economy, but chronic underinvestment, increasing demand, and the consequences of climate change have revealed the system’s weaknesses.  

Without new measures to build democratic institutions, entrenched corruption, migration, and violence will only get worse.  

Despite significant investment, China's attempts to cultivate influence in Central and Eastern Europe have faltered in recent years.

Despite China’s growing pressure, Taiwan has developed one of the world’s strongest democracies—one that will be increasingly tested in the coming years.