In this episode of FO Podcasts, Ranjani Iyer Mohanty and David McKinnon examine how a deeper Canada–EU partnership ...

In June, the US unemployment rate sat at 4.2%. Real GDP grew at a 1.5% annual pace the same quarter. Together, those two numbers suggest the economy is fine, maybe cooling a little. However, many ...

American economist and statistician Milton Friedman’s approach to policy endures through incentives, expectations, and long and variable lags. His monetary theory and natural-rate hypothesis connect ...

The UK’s governance, both political and corporate, has undoubtedly drifted into a semi-catatonic state of cynical dishonesty ...

Renewed Houthi aggression has moved the threat beyond an internal issue to a regional one. As a US-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization with Iranian backing, the Houthis have destabilized Yemen, ...

After Senator Lindsey Graham’s death in July 2026, South Carolina held a special primary to fill his seat. This race highlighted the clash between establishment and non-establishment Republicans, the ...

While Washington’s war with Iran drags on, month after month, without any end in sight, the world is witnessing the very real limits of US global power. As US President Donald Trump lurches repeatedly ...

Persistent global imbalances have become a defining feature of the international economy, contributing to protectionism, geopolitical rivalry and financial instability. Coordinated appreciation of ...

Andy Burnham, a middle-class outsider turned UK Labour leader, is redefining British politics with his “Manchesterism” agenda — prioritizing devolution, housing reform and education equality while ...

In the Chinese province of Xinjiang, the Uyghur ethnic minority faces mass detention and forced labor. The CCP has woven databases, cameras and detention centers together to create a massive network ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Beijing last week as a friend and supporter of China. Over the past decade, as the West has imposed embargoes and tariffs on Russia, China has been crucial to ...

As Sweden heads toward general elections on September 13, old fears and irrationalities about national identity and religion are once again a central part of the political debate. One of the clearest ...