The widening conflict in the Middle East underscores the recurrent vulnerability of fossil fuel energy systems—and why a pivot to renewables is critical.

November 17, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Stephen Slick , Kim Nguyen , and Joshua Busby, Kevin Wolf / AP, Download Report (PDF), Public support for the intelligence community remained strong through the end of the Biden presidency, though polls show mounting evidence of entrenched part...

With the tournament set to kick off at a moment of geopolitical strain, authoritarian powers are seizing an opportunity.

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New UK leader Andy Burnham is wagering that economic renewal at home, not global strategy, is what stands between Britain and its own populist reckoning.

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The desire to unlock the Strait of Hormuz will continue to focus the mind of the United States and its allies. 

February 16, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura, AP Photos, Download Report (PDF), Republicans with a very favorable view of the former president seem to prefer a US role that is more independent and less cooperative., For the first time in the nearly 50-year his...

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