Politics

How much can UK support for US tanker seizure restore transatlantic ties?

Politics TA | AP Insight - January 8, 2026.

The U.S. seizure of a Venezuela-linked oil tanker in the North Atlantic was seen by some as the unilateral action of an America-first government with...

Faster deals, fewer compromises – US withdraws from 66 international organisations

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

The White House announced that President Donald Trump had signed an executive order withdrawing the United States' participation and funding from 66 international organisations and...

Seizures of tankers as a new instrument of US sanctions

Politics Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - January 7, 2026.

On the night between 6 and 7 January, an operation was conducted in the North Atlantic which, while technical in execution, marked a shift in...

What options are available to Europeans in the event of an American takeover of Greenland?

Politics Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - January 6, 2026.

Donald Trump has occasionally led expansionist campaigns since the start of his second presidential term, with Greenland being a constant focus. In a previous foray into...

A global order turns into three regional orders

Politics Richard Haass - January 5, 2026.

Nicolás Maduro is now the former president of Venezuela, a prisoner in US custody. His ouster at the hands of US Special Forces is, however, best...

Aggressive moves by Pyongyang ahead of the China-South Korea summit

Politics TA | AP Insight - January 4, 2026.

North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters Sunday, its neighbors said, just hours before South Korea's president left for China for talks...

The removal of Maduro and a new limit to the use of force

Politics Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - January 4, 2026.

In the early hours of 3 January, the United States conducted an operation that changes the frame of reference for modern international relations. Through a combination...

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