Trump likely will again withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement and possibly from the UN climate change framework governing it. U.S. influence on climate affairs may diminish, but the upheaval could give way to other approaches.

Riyadh’s fence-sitting strategy reflects its desire to keep all doors open. Others may follow its lead.

A humanitarian crisis in Lebanon deepens, and Syrian refugees face a perilous choice: remain in a war-torn environment or return to Syria where they risk encountering significant dangers and discrimination. There are significant challenges and risks to their search for safety in Syria.

Although migration policy trends in Global North and South countries diverge, the two hemispheres both stand to benefit from a more open labor market and more cohesive global migration governance.

Rapid technological advancements, particularly in the digital and cyber realms, are reshaping the dynamics of atrocity crimes. This requires early warning frameworks to systematically engage with how technology affects the risk factors and indicators commonly used for detection.

The international system empowers every nation to act independently: to enforce the rules, or to ignore them. The future of the global order—and everything it has delivered to the world—depends on what they decide.