Politics

A pope who chose to speak a language Washington understands

Politics Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - April 5, 2026.

The Vatican rarely enters open conflict with the governments of major powers. The Roman Catholic Church's institutional memory surpasses that of any modern state, shaping its...

Trump and Putin fight their wars the same way

Politics Federico Fubini - April 5, 2026.

Although one might be hard-pressed to find similarities between the wars in Ukraine and Iran, Donald Trump’s April Fools’ Day speech from the White House...

Paris and Tokyo are developing their own response to a crisis they did not cause

Politics Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - April 2, 2026.

While Donald Trump states that securing the Strait of Hormuz is not an American obligation, Emmanuel Macron signs agreements on defence, rare earths, and nuclear...

The race for the head of the UN under the control of five powers

Politics Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - March 31, 2026.

António Guterres' term ends at the end of 2026, and the election of his successor comes at a time when the United Nations has limited...

Security policy based on nuclear arsenals is no longer sufficient

Politics Antony Dabila - March 31, 2026.

Nuclear weapons made wars of conquest between great powers unthinkable. After 1945, nuclear powers could still confront one another, but only indirectly, through proxy conflicts...

Will the Iran war push back UAE and Saudi Arabia from the Horn of Africa?

Politics Sharmila Devi - March 27, 2026.

Amid the noise and fury of the US and Israel’s war against Iran, a much under-discussed implication is the impact on the Horn of Africa,...

Why cannot the Venezuelan scenario be applied in Cuba?

Politics Andrés Velasco - March 25, 2026.

In the 1960s, the CIA tried to kill Fidel Castro with poisoned cigars, exploding seashells, and contaminated diving suits, as if knocking off the man...

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