In recent years, many observers have noted parallels between the current international environment and the 1930s, including ...

Moral distancing strategies based on the deployment of media terms, aka mediaspeak, underlie the vocabulary we use to ...

Work is underway on a Rosyth memorial garden which will pay tribute to an iconic Polish World War 2 submarine. The project to establish the garden, on a currently derlict site on the corner of Castle ...

Giorgia Meloni suspends defence deal with Israel amid tensions over the Middle East war and strikes on Lebanon.

IMFBlog is a forum for the views of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and officials on pressing economic and policy ...

Each year, the Bay Area Crisis Nursery provides Easter baskets to the children of low-income families in Concord. Amid fewer donations due to growing unaffordability at the grocery store, skyrocketing ...

Iran’s attacks on the energy infrastructure of the Middle East and its stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz has sent oil prices skyrocketing and given rise to growing concerns about a global energy ...

Welcome to The Adversarial. Every other week, we’ll provide you with expert analysis on America’s greatest challengers: China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and jihadists. Read more below.***IranAs the ...

The world faces yet another shock. The war in the Middle East is upending lives and livelihoods in the region and beyond. It is also dimming the outlook for many economies that had only just shown ...

Vinton, Iowa — Lance Lillibridge of Vinton, Iowa, has been farming his whole life, and says he's worried for this year's spring planting. "It couldn't have come at a worst time," Lillibridge told CBS ...

Oil executives and analysts warn that the Strait of Hormuz needs to be reopened by mid-April or oil-supply disruptions will get significantly worse. Benchmark oil prices reflect some optimistic ...

Pew Research Center polling shows broad disapproval for the war in Iran, with around six in 10 Americans saying it was a mistake to use military force in Iran. Around the same share of Americans gave ...