The North African country has been using its newfound financial muscle to project power across the continent, increasing investment in regions that European banks now tend to avoid.

From its carmakers to its parts suppliers and service providers, the European Union's auto industry would feel the sting of the Trump administration's tariffs.

China is bullish about ensuring control over the entire supply chain for lithium-ion batteries for years to come –- and even major shifts in technology might not dislodge Beijing from its pride of place.

The path is smoother for Colombia's left to win this year's presidential elections -- which could leave Washington and mining and energy companies in for a bumpy ride.

All eyes will be fixed on the White House this quarter as it launches a trade offensive whose collateral damage will span the globe. As economic and political pressure mounts against China, North Korea will use a temporary detente with the South to undermine the United States' containment strategy against it.

The endeavor is a last-ditch effort on President Nicolas Maduro's part to save his country's foundering economy. Whether and how the gambit will work out is dubious, though.

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence met with the leaders of the Detroit Three automakers over the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) negotiations, Detroit Free Press reported Nov. 27.

The United Kingdom is feeling the economic effects of the Brexit

Cryptocurrencies have been hindered by a lack of regulation and an abundance of confusion.

U.S. courts and lawmakers are struggling to define and govern cryptocurrencies as the technology rapidly changes.

In the long-standing battle between state and market, the future of the U.S. dollar hangs in the balance.

The slow-motion crisis of the European Union finally seems to be coming to a head. For more than 60 years after its beginnings in the late 1940s, the bloc's revolutionary path of forming a state without the use of centralized coercive power enabled it to gradually master its members' tribalism and local strategic interests. But by denying itself the very possibility of enforcing its rules with violence, Europe has brought itself to the brink of failure.

It took a combination of money, compromise and coercion to build a unified Italy. Elements of Italian history mirror the European Union's attempts to create a united Continent, and they offer clues to the bloc's future.

Though damaged, al Qaeda has managed to survive the focused and prolonged assault by the global coalition attempting to destroy it and the ideological and physical challenges from the Islamic State -- arguably its most dangerous foe. The group and its franchises could, however, recover much of its pre-9/11 terrorist capability.

Two ancient cities historically represented distinct philosophical viewpoints, but their modern counterparts have not always conformed to the stereotype.

Massive strikes in Turkey’s auto sector have allegedly spread to include Ford Motor Co. workers, AFP reported May 20.

China's new institution is significant, but it does not signal the end of the United States' position in the global economic system.

This is an internal Stratfor document listing significant meetings and events for the next week.

Whoever wins, the next administration will be shaped by the pressures and constraints on his country.

While the impact of the crisis may be worse in Spain, its potential political consequences are far more dangerous in Italy.