The Ukraine War has turned Kyrgyzstan into a key intermediary for Russian imports, but economic growth is unevenly shared.

Many unforeseen conflicts broke out, escalated, and concluded in 2025. This year is set to follow that same pattern.

The conflict, now well into its third year, has seen the RSF, SAF and their allies battle each other across one of Africa's ...

After a year of Russian advances, the goal for 2026 is simply to survive, said one officer in eastern Ukraine. “It’s hard to ...

Alleged Ukrainian “strike” used to justify Russia’s hardline demands and reject Western peace proposals, ISW expert tells ...

The government can’t be trusted to investigate itself, but neither can institutions that are biased against it. History will render its verdict; in the meantime, it should be left to ...

The United States’ plan for dealing with Putin’s Russia and Xi’s China remains ill-defined among a shifting global order.

In central Tehran, traders and shopkeepers shut their stores in protest, a powerful signal of economic distress.

As the year comes to a close, AJ Labs has compiled an A to Z list of names, places and issues that generated sustained ...