Politics

Refugees and rare metals bring Myanmar’s generals back to diplomacy

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

On 8 October, the Malaysian prime minister, Anwar Ibrahim, vowed that his government would do everything it could to make Myanmar an equal member of...

Will ‘too little, too late’ become humanity’s epitaph?

Politics Ferry Biedermann - October 8, 2026.

Welcome to the era of ‘too little, too late’. From AI regulation to the rise of the new fascism to the climate crisis – it...

Peak right-wing authoritarian populism is not yet with us

Politics Andrés Velasco - October 6, 2026.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva once had a credible claim to be the savior of the country’s left. After the October 4 general...

Reviewing Russia’s status in the UN Security Council would not end diplomacy

Politics Denys Shtilierman - October 5, 2026.

“We the peoples of the United Nations determined to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.” So begins the UN Charter. Yet Russia’s war...

Brazilians will vote in a highly polarized presidential race

Politics TA | AP Insight - October 3, 2026.

Millions of Brazilians will vote Sunday in an election dominated by two rivals: incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, the...

Democratic transition in Venezuela is not in sight

Politics Cristina Ramirez - October 3, 2026.

When the United States ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro earlier this year and put him in a New York jail cell, Venezuelans at home and...

The dispute with Ukraine could complicate Seoul's push for talks with Pyongyang

Politics TA | AP Insight - October 2, 2026.

South Korea’s president threatened Friday to take unspecified punitive steps against Ukraine if it refuses to apologize over its revelation of a supposedly secret transfer...

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