Global Watch

Imagine waking up on a cold winter morning and nothing works. The lights stay off. The heater is dead. There is no hot water and no way to cook breakfast. After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, millions of Europeans suddenly realized that this scenario was very possible. The war triggered a major energy shock and exposed how dependent Europe had become on Russian oil and gas.   As Russia cut gas supplies, energy prices surged ac...

Diplomatic tensions between Algeria and France took a sharp turn last month, as Algeria moved to legally redefine France’s colonial past as a crime with direct political consequences today.   Algiers Turns History Into a Legal Weapon On December 24, Algeria’s National People’s Assembly unanimously adopted a law declaring France’s colonization of Algeria a crime.   The law goes further than symbolic condemnat...

Fresh from a successful intervention in Venezuela, US President Donald Trump is now turning his attention to Greenland. Washington is presenting the Arctic island as essential to US national security, arguing that control of the territory is needed to shield America from Russian and Chinese threats.   Trump's sharp language has alarmed Denmark and sent shockwaves across the European Union. US officials have refused to rule out the use of m...

Two massive China-flagged supertankers, the Xingye and Thousand Sunny, were headed to Venezuela to pick up oil cargoes meant to pay off Venezuela’s debt to China. But now, the ships have turned around, heading back to Asia after weeks of waiting in the Atlantic Ocean.   This surprising development highlights the ongoing struggle Venezuela faces under the US oil embargo, which has cut off direct exports to China, its biggest oil custo...

Iran is experiencing its most serious domestic crisis in decades. What began in late December 2025 as protests over inflation, currency collapse, and poverty has evolved into a political movement calling for regime change. Demonstrations erupted across nearly all 31 provinces, with merchants, students, and industrial workers participating. Protesters have openly denounced Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and called for regime change, indicating a brea...