Global Pulse

With his plans to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, Trump might create havoc in the Middle East.

Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel spells trouble for the Middle East, and could very well bury the already precarious situation in further turmoil— just as American citizens could be buried under debt if his new tax plan is put in place. 

Nationalism, nativism and xenophobia are having a rerun across the world. Donald Trump is only the vehicle of that anger.

Donald Trump notoriously has no filter, and this time the victims of his tweets happen to be across the pond. The North Korean missile test is a necessary reality check for the US— coming at a difficult time for American foreign policy, as their Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, might be making an exit. 

North Korea's latest missile launch leaves the international community lost in a diplomatic maze.

Five years ago, it would've been unimaginable to live in a world with a truly patriotic Iran and a deeply autocratic Poland.

Zimbabwe's new leader has a murky track record, as does Pervez Musharraf, who seems to be eyeing a return to power. A powerful status quo is also being established in the Middle East, with Bashar al-Assad in Syria being backed by Russia- and an unreliable American foreign policy.

While London experienced mass hysteria over a false terrorist attack, Egypt witnessed one of the worst episodes of terror in recent history, showing the increasing role of terror in our lives — and the heartbreaking familiarity with which we respond to it.

While processes for reform have been set in motion across the globe, change seldom comes without risks. From Saudi Arabia, which is going through its own Arab Spring, to Zimbabwe, which is still coming to terms with the end of a 37-year old dictatorship, risks abound.

As instability and chaos continue to take root in Europe, ringing alarm bells across the Western world, Putin would be a happy man.