Politics

NATO launches Arctic Sentry military effort in seeking to move on from Greenland dispute

Politics TA | AP Insight - February 11, 2026.

NATO on Wednesday launched a new military effort dubbed Arctic Sentry aimed at improving security in the High North, a month after U.S. President Donald...

Munich a year later—will we hear the European response to the new US policy?

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

A year ago, many Europeans regarded JD Vance’s speech at the Munich Security Conference as an outpouring of arrogance from this ultra-conservative Republican.  Some in the...

The non-extension of New START is not the end of the world

Politics Richard Haass - February 10, 2026.

The countries and peoples of the world have coexisted with nuclear weapons for eight decades. These unimaginably destructive weapons have been used only twice, when the...

Kazakhstan is cautiously but convincingly emerging from political and economic dependence on Russia

Politics Oleksandr Levchenko - February 10, 2026.

On the geopolitical map of Eurasia, Kazakhstan occupies a special place. Its population is 20.5 million people, while its territory covers 2,725,000 square kilometres, which...

Takaichi looks to translate her election gains into a new conservative shift

Politics TA | AP Insight - February 9, 2026.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's gamble that her personal popularity would lead to big election gains for her struggling party paid off hugely. On Monday, she...

When information loses its force, impunity follows

Politics Carla Norrlöf - February 9, 2026.

“Democracy Dies in Darkness” became the motto of the Washington Post in 2017, four years after Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder and one of the...

Trump effect - why is the far-right brand collapsing?

Politics Maciej Kisilowski - Anna Wojciuk - February 8, 2026.

US President Donald Trump, whose life has revolved around turning himself into a global brand, now seems intent on destroying what he has created. In his...

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