The removal of Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, who had become a toxic figure for the elite, is supposed to increase the efficiency of Russia’s war machine.

The full-scale invasion of Ukraine is accelerating the process of China edging out Russia from Central and Eastern Europe.

Amid an ongoing economic and fiscal crisis, Lebanon’s Parliament has approved a major reform to the country’s pension system. But it is likely to face challenges related to benefits, solvency, and coverage.

As often occurs in conflict zones, Palestinian women and children have paid the highest price of Israel’s military assault in Gaza.

The country’s transition fifty years ago offers important lessons for aspiring democracies.

They will privately brainstorm options for a sanctions-proof infrastructure before quietly implementing them.

The EU’s failure to leverage strict conditionality emboldened Georgia’s government to pursue regressive policies. Ongoing protests should prompt Brussels to empower Georgian grassroots as catalysts for democratic change.

In a recent book, a former U.S. ambassador explains Washington’s perennial policy shifts in Lebanon.

Thirty years after the fall of the Soviet Union, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine marked a historical juncture for countries beyond Ukraine and Russia.

In this episode of the Anahita Speaker Series, Shaheen Mistry, CEO of Teach for India, shares her journey and insights on education. she discusses the future of Teach for India and its goal of creating 50,000 leaders to provide a transformational education to one in ten children in India.