Politics

Will the operation to dismantle the International Criminal Court succeed?

Politics Josep Borrell - July 17, 2026.

Some institutional failures unfold not through scandal but procedure, with acts of sabotage dressed up in the language of good-faith inquiry and accountability. By the...

Europe should stop clinging to the good old days of the transatlantic relationship

Politics Mark Leonard - July 16, 2026.

European leaders breathed a sigh of relief as US President Donald Trump departed last week’s NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey. Despite a few unseemly moments in...

Western and Asian nations reaffirm ruling invalidating China's claims in South China Sea

Politics TA | AP Insight - July 12, 2026.

The United States, the United Kingdom and a dozen other Western and Asian countries reasserted on Sunday that China’s expansive claims in the South China...

South Africa between street raids and state deportation

Politics The Editorial Board - July 12, 2026.

In South Africa, protesters enter homes, drag out foreign nationals and hand them over to the police. Cyril Ramaphosa’s government condemns such actions but at...

The ICC faces its most difficult test of authority

Politics Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - July 10, 2026.

International Criminal Court Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan has returned from refugee camps in eastern Chad claiming that the prosecution now has the evidentiary breakthrough...

Australia wonders if Pauline Hanson is fit to lead

Politics Sharmila Devi - July 10, 2026.

Might the 30-year journey of right-wing rabble-rouser Pauline Hanson that started on the cold fringes of Australian politics end at the pinnacle of national leadership? Hanson’s...

Did Putin give up part of the spoils of war in Ukraine because of the Olympics in America?

Politics Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - July 8, 2026.

“What changed?” is the most common reaction in the heated discussion on social media about the sudden decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to...

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