The apparent success of the military coup in Niger bodes ill for democracy and stability in the Sahel and the rest of the continent.

Guatemala’s first round election upset stands; Brazil’s non-alignment has a democracy blind spot; Remittances to Mexico hit a record $5.7 billion in May.

U.S. reliance on Taiwanese chips gives it a major stake in preserving peace in the Taiwan Strait but does not make a war between China and Taiwan less likely.

A deep dive into the techniques China used to hide its foreign exchange reserves over the last twenty years