For years Iran has sponsored terror and rebel groups in the region, including Hamas and Hezbollah. In return, Israel has struck at Iranian leadership, most recently killing two se ...

China's strategic relationship with Central Asia has grown expansively over the past decade, symbolized by both the 1996 founding of the "Shanghai Five," which in June 2001 became the Shanghai ...

Growth is improving in the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan (MENAP) region and was stronger than expected last year in the Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA ... Qatar, Saudi Arabia, ...

Headwinds from prolonged global policy uncertainty, distortionary trade measures, and growth deceleration in the economies of important trading partners are influencing economic growth in Asia and the ...

Catherine Putz is managing editor of The Diplomat. Catherine (Katie) Putz is managing editor of The Diplomat. She manages the monthly magazine as well as writing on Central Asia and Afghanistan.

Gold, silver, and mining stocks just had a stellar day, significantly improving their technical setups. Gold jumped 2.8% while silver surged 5.38%, driven by a weaker U.S. dollar and escalating trade ...

Inflation in low-income countries Jan. 2020, SF 2 Currency depreciation, inflation, and central bank independenceJune 2019 ... 2015, Box 3.4 Revenue mobilization in South Asia: Policy challenges and ...

The United States is preparing a partial evacuation of its Iraqi embassy and will allow military dependents to leave locations around the Middle East due to heightened security risks in the region ...

They offered little sign of a durable resolution to longstanding trade tensions.