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Governments across Europe are facing difficult trade-offs to fund security in an era of low growth and increasing welfare spending.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Governments across the dry countries of Central America have raised alert levels over El Nino.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The Southern California Assn. of Governments recently released a preliminary map of transit hubs that would be included in the bill that follows Metro’s rapid transit map through Los Angeles County.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Governments across the Gulf region are pouring billions into new pipelines, rail corridors and energy storage hubs to bypass the waterway for good.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Governments must keep some information secret in order to function—but how much secrecy is too much?

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin