Politics

Pyongyang indifferent to Trump's flattery

Politics TA | AP Insight - August 19, 2026.

North Korea said Wednesday that a U.S. decision to scale back military exercises with South Korea does not change what it sees as the provocative...

Being an old-style conservative president of Chile comes with costs

Politics Andrés Velasco - August 16, 2026.

When the conservative José Antonio Kast became president of Chile six months ago, the big question was whether he would be a pugnacious populist like...

Middle powers should not turn their backs on multilateral institutions

Politics Anne-Marie Slaughter - August 15, 2026.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Finnish President Alexander Stubb recently laid out a roadmap for middle-power action in The Economist, having recognized the importance...

The ICC’s days were always numbered

Politics Shlomo Ben-Ami - August 14, 2026.

International criminal tribunals once focused on bringing defeated leaders, such as Serbia’s Slobodan Milošević and Liberia’s Charles Taylor, to justice. But the International Criminal Court has...

Widening unrest in Pakistan threatens Munir’s regional ambitions

Politics Sharmila Devi - August 14, 2026.

Pakistan is no stranger to military dictators steering the state and de facto ruler Field Marshal Asim Munir has stuck to tradition by cracking down...

The danger of empty deterrence – the lesson from Leipzig

Politics Sean Wiswesser - August 12, 2026.

The drone discovered at Germany’s Leipzig Airport this past week should finally end any illusions in the West that Russia’s hybrid war campaign remains confined...

Uzbekistan diversifies economic and security partnerships beyond Russian sphere

Politics Oleksandr Levchenko - August 11, 2026.

Uzbekistan is systematically expanding its economic and migration ties beyond the Russian sphere, seeking to reduce its one-sided dependence on Russia and integrate more deeply...

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