Xi Jinping used the annual legislative session to lock in his tenure as president and reinforce China’s assertive foreign policy and the reemergence of its economy.

This multi-state project could establish India, instead of China, as the Asian authority on trade. However, Delhi’s track record on economic corridors is mixed.

By killing the Middle East’s sense of community, the region’s dictators have helped the pandemic on its death march.

Georgia was once a beacon of democracy in the South Caucasus, but today it is backsliding toward authoritarianism and headed back into Russia's sphere of influence. 

The march to war against Iran is echoing the drumbeats of America's last major Middle Eastern invasion.