In a discussion held by Hudson Institute at 12:00 p.m. ET on June 12, Thomas Duesterberg, a senior fellow at Hudson Institute and an expert on trade, manufacturing, economics, and foreign policy; Fredrik Erixon, director, European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE); Agatha Kratz, director of Rhodium Group; and Nigel Cory, associate director, Information Technology…

In a discussion held by Hudson Institute at 12:00 p.m. ET on June 12, Thomas Duesterberg, a senior fellow at Hudson Institute and an expert on trade, manufacturing, economics, and foreign policy; Fredrik Erixon, director, European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE); Agatha Kratz, director of Rhodium Group; and Nigel Cory, associate director, Information Technology…

A new door has opened for the right wing in Latin America. Conservative policies and leadership are back on the region’s radar as leftist regimes in the region have begun to lose their luster. Arriving on the heels of Paraguay’s conservative election win, Chile’s right-wing parties secured the majority of seats to draft the nation’s…

Berkshire Hathaway-owned Dairy Queen is exploring options to expand in new markets, perhaps including Taiwan, the company’s CEO said, even as geopolitical concerns with China simmer. Owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway since 1998, the fast-food chain counts China as its second-largest market, operating more than 1,250 stores there out of more than 7,000 worldwide….

Australia, the United States, and democratic allies should avoid engaging in a “bidding war” with Beijing to win the battle for influence over Pacific leaders, instead, the focus should be on grassroots efforts to build stronger connections with generations of communities, according to a former special forces officer. Heston Russell, who also spent years working…

When Gabriel Boric, head of the Left-wing Social Convergence party, became Chile’s new president on March 11 both his supporters and opponents knew he’d be a harbinger of change. Though after less than a month in office some of the actions that have transpired under the new administration have astonished people. On March 25, an…

Commentary Late last year, U.S. secretary of state Anthony Blinken declared, “One country does not have the right to exert a sphere of influence. That notion should be relegated to the dustbin of history.” His words were directed at Russia after Moscow increasingly made it clear that it considers Ukraine to be part of Russia’s “near abroad”…

The tidal wave of Ukrainians displaced by Russia’s conflict continues spilling into border nations and other countries, surpassing more than 3 million people since the invasion began on Feb. 24. At 1.5 million, nearly half of the refugees fleeing the country are children while 9 out of 10 people escaping are either women or minors, according to…

As Russian President Vladimir Putin’s attack on Ukraine rolls into its third week, countries worldwide are reeling from a surge in commodity prices since the onset of the conflict. The cost of oil catapulted to $130 per barrel but dropped on March 16 during an interlude over progress with peace talks between Putin’s administration and Ukraine’s President…

The United States imposed economic sanctions on the regime of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro in 2017, creating a years-long diplomatic stalemate between the countries until a high-level delegation of U.S. officials arrived on March 5 to discuss the easing of sanctions and supplemental oil resources. At a follow-up on March 11, Venezuelan foreign minister Felix Plasencia said…