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$17B and Troops: Trump’s Board of Peace Outpaces the UN on Day One

Africa
Key Points — The Board of Peace raised $17 billion at its inaugural meeting — $10 billion from the U.S. and $7 billion from nine...

Global Economy Briefing — February 20, 2026

Africa
Today's global economy briefing for February 20, 2026 covers a massive US trade deficit blow-out to $70.3 billion, the Philly Fed manufacturing index surging to a five-month high of 16.3, and Japan's headline CPI...

Global Economy Briefing — February 19, 2026

Africa
Today's global economy briefing for February 19, 2026 covers divided FOMC minutes revealing a hawkish tilt as rate-hike talk resurfaces, US industrial production surging...

Global Economy Briefing for Tuesday Morning

Africa
Today's global economy briefing for data of February 16, 2026 covers Eurozone industrial production...

Brazil Is Spending More on Weapons Than All Its...

Defense Monitor
Key Points Brazil's 2026 military budget of $26.2 billion exceeds every other South American country's defense spending combined, ending...

The Small Country Between Brazil and Argentina That Just Became America’s Newest Military Foothold

Art + Culture - Brazil
Key Points The U.S. is investing $11 million and embedding Green Beret trainers inside Paraguay's special forces through 2029 — its deepest military commitment...

Why Russia Just Flew Armored Limousines Into Brazil — and What It Means for the Rest of the World

Key Points Brazil and Russia hold their first top-level government summit in over a decade on February 5, with...

Peru Bets On Homegrown Defense: A New Law Targets Supply Chains And Readiness

Key Points Peru has sent a defense-industry promotion bill to Congress to cut import dependence and improve readiness. SIMA...

Ecuador Bets On A U.S. Security Push As It Trades Blows With Colombia

Colombia
Key Points Ecuador and the United States plan joint 2026 operations against narcotrafficking, illegal...

Why China And Russia Won’t Rush To Save Iran If Washington Strikes Again

Key Points China and Russia are condemning US pressure, but both signal limits far short...

France and Germany Join Sweden and Norway in Deploying Soldiers to Greenland

Key Points Denmark has pulled in European allies for a Greenland security exercise as President Donald Trump renews demands...

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