Claudius II (Double Stamp and Error in Legend) - 20 mm / 2.97 gr

Sri Lanka isn’t the only developing economy under severe duress in the post-COVID global landscape.

First in a two-part series, this backgrounder traces the origins and earliest deployments of Russia’s infamous mercenary outfit: the Wagner Group.

There’s no end in sight to restrictions in Shanghai and Beijing as economic indicators continue to slide across-the-board.

What better way for the U.S. to bolster a ‘rules-based international order’ than to join with the 162 other countries that have adopted the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)?

Cambodia insists work on a newly-dredged port and shipyard at Ream Naval Base is not being carried out to enable a permanent Chinese military presence. Washington is not so sure.

Baku has been quite successful in striking a neutral tone to its foreign relations following the Russian invasion of Ukraine; but will it ultimately be forced to pick a side?

Lessons from Slovenia’s recent surprising election result.

A fast-declining population has the potential to compromise Russia’s ambitious revisionist plans and perhaps even its own survival as a national state.

The unprecedented weaponization of global financial circuits in the wake of the Ukraine war could end up backfiring by jeopardizing the US dollar’s enduring position as global reserve currency.

Monumental changes could be in the cards as Thailand heads toward a critical general election in 2023.