If power in sport now lives in city halls, boardrooms, and algorithmsânot stadiumsâhow will the U.S. wield cities, capital, and code as it hosts the worldâs biggest events over the next decade?
Four years on, Ukraineâs war drags across 1,200 km, cities in ruins and millions displaced. Russia entrenched, Kyiv defiant, the West dividedâhow long can a war of attrition outlast political will before exhaustion decides the peace?
After joining ASEAN in 2025, Timor-Leste is leveraging sustainable, high-value tourism to boost soft power, diversify beyond oil, and cement its regional roleâpositioning itself as Southeast Asiaâs next authentic frontier, not its next mass market.
How close is Cuba to collapse? Energy strangulation, fading allies, and Trumpâs oil squeeze after Venezuelaâs shift have left Havana isolated and rationing. For the first time in decades, the regimeâs survival feels uncertain.
Madrid 2026 wasnât diplomacyâit was redesign. Washington moves past Algeriaâs veto politics, backs Moroccoâs autonomy plan, and seeds a Tunis-Rabat axis built on energy sovereignty, phosphates, and geo-economic integration. The Maghrebâs balance is shifting.
