Politics

The biggest shift of the global balance of power after the Cold War

Politics Ian Bremmer - May 7, 2026.

The US-Israeli war with Iran has done much more than destabilize the Middle East, trigger a surge in energy and other prices, and disrupt the...

Europe watches as Trump and Xi thrash out their interests

Politics Ferry Biedermann - May 7, 2026.

One of the more puzzling aspects of the upcoming meeting between China’s President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump is why it is taking...

Europeans determined to take responsibility for their security if the US withdraws its troops

Politics TA | AP Insight - May 4, 2026.

European leaders on Monday said President Donald Trump’s surprise decision to pull thousands of U.S. troops out of Germany is just the latest signal that...

Is the Hungarian scenario possible in Mexico?

Politics Guillermo Ortiz - May 4, 2026.

For 16 years, Hungary offered what appeared to be a durable new model of “illiberal democracy”: a system in which elections continued to be held,...

Pope’s clashes with Trump over morality unlikely to subside

Politics Sharmila Devi - May 1, 2026.

Pope Leo XIV has become an unlikely icon for global opponents of Donald Trump’s divisive actions on migration and war. But will the pontiff’s outspoken...

Nigeria on the firing line – a conflict changing the region

Politics Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - April 30, 2026.

On the night of 27–28 April, armed groups affiliated with ISIL stormed the village of Guyaku in the Gombi area of Nigeria's north-eastern Adamawa State,...

The age of asymmetry – the weak have learned how to make the strong bleed

Politics John Sipher - April 30, 2026.

In a January 2026 interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, U.S. Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller offered a blunt description of world politics: “We live in...

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