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Freedom and Prosperity Around the World

Feb 4, 2025

Demographic shifts in Spain call for reinvigorated reforms

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Toni Roldán Monés </span>

While Spain continues to perform well in the Freedom and Prosperity Indexes, sustaining this performance will involve overhauling the education system, pursuing political reforms to enhance institutional strength, and preserving fiscal sustainability amidst changing demographics.

Economy & Business Education

MENASource

Feb 3, 2025

If the MENA region wants to unlock its youth potential, it should look to sports

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">Hezha Barzani</span>

As a golden era of sports takes shape in the Middle East and North Africa, the region has a unique opportunity to seize on this positive momentum to set up the young generation for success through sports.

Economy & Business Middle East

New Atlanticist

Jan 31, 2025

What to expect from Rubio’s trip to Central America and the Caribbean

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">Jason Marczak</span>, <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">María Fernanda Bozmoski</span>

The US secretary of state lands in Panama on February 1 to kick off his first foreign trip. Here’s what to expect at every stop on migration, security, and more.

Caribbean Central America

MENASource

Jan 31, 2025

The foreign aid freeze poses risks to US interests in Syria

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">Diana Rayes </span>

Postwar Syria faces a precarious economic and security situation and the United States’ assistance—or lack thereof—will play an outsize role in its outcome.

Democratic Transitions Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Jan 31, 2025

Abolishing FEMA would hurt all Americans—particularly Trump voters

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">Thomas S. Warrick</span>

Instead of abolishing the agency, US President Donald Trump should support fixing its problems, making it more efficient, and changing its focus to include strategic resilience.

Politics & Diplomacy Resilience

UkraineAlert

Jan 30, 2025

Ukrainian Holocaust survivor: Russia is waging ‘war of extermination’

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">Peter Dickinson</span>

Ukrainian Holocaust survivor Roman Schwarzman has implored Germany to increase support for Ukraine in the fight against Russia’s “war of extermination,” writes Peter Dickinson.

Civil Society Conflict

MENASource

Jan 30, 2025

The roots of recent Algeria-France tensions are deeper than it may seem

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Karim Mezran and Nicola Pedde</span>

Algeria’s fear of growing international isolation, coupled with growing internal tensions in French domestic politics, risk aggravating misunderstandings between the two countries.

Freedom and Prosperity Human Rights

UkraineAlert

Jan 29, 2025

The West must study the success of Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Doug Livermore</span>

The success of Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces in the war against Russia can provide a range of valuable lessons for Kyiv's Western partners that will shape military doctrines for years to come, writes Doug Livermore.

Artificial Intelligence Conflict

Strategic Litigation

Jan 28, 2025

Strategic Litigation Quarterly Newsletter: A look back at 2024

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Strategic Litigation Project</span>

The latest updates on the Strategic Litigation Project's work advancing human rights and accountability.

Afghanistan China

AfricaSource

Jan 24, 2025

Immigration looms large over US-Africa relations in 2025

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">Alexander Tripp</span>

Immigration will likely top the United States’ agenda in its relations with African nations in the months to come.

Africa Migration

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