The Arctic Melt: New Trade Routes, Rising Rivalries

As Arctic ice melts around Greenland, new shipping routes are emerging that could slash transit times between Asia and Europe by 40%, challenging the dominance of the Suez and Panama Canals. But this shortcut comes with high stakes: intensifying geopolitical competition among the US, Russia, and China, while threatening a fragile ecosystem.

Winning Hearts, not Wars

Soft power is increasingly being used to influence mainstream culture and thinking in order to assert political dominance. What is it, and what role does it play in today’s world?