Pope Francis smashed the stereotypical profile for a pontiff, becoming the Catholic Church's first leader from the Americas ...

Italy’s geopolitical ascendancy is prefigured around developing closer hydrocarbon ties to Libya via energy giant ENI.

Sub-Saharan Africa is home to nearly half of the world’s fragile and conflict-affected states, where weak institutions and social cohesion, governance failures, and economic instability trap millions ...

There have been incipient signs of late that all is not quiet on the western front, as India and Pakistan marked the third ...

Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte and current President Marcos Jr’s differing South China Sea strategies reveal the ...

The Persian Gulf is emerging as the new hub of globalization, and may be willing to offer African countries deals without Western moralizing or Chinese debt traps.

Odd cartographic creations like ‘Fool’s Cap Map of the World,’ ‘Leo Belgicus,’ and ‘The Porcineograph’ make the classic ...