Key Points and Summary – Great-power competition starts with people. As China and much of the developed world age and shrink, America keeps renewing...
Key Points and Summary – America and China tell grand stories about external threats—carrier fleets, alliances, missiles—but the most decisive constraint on both powers...
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s Ukraine war economy is hitting a breaking point. A Financial Times–cited study shows arms plants have tripled since...
Article Summary: Social Security benefits will rise 2.8% in 2026, lifting the average monthly check to about $2,071. -But many retirees will barely feel...
Article Summary – Canada’s new citizenship law, Bill C-3, scraps the “second-generation cut-off” that blocked many Canadians born abroad from passing citizenship to their...
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s draft 2026–2028 budget signals mounting strain on war financing. Opposition economist Vladimir Milov flags seven straight years of...