Politics

Towards an EU-US ‘woke AI’ tech war?

Politics Ferry Biedermann - August 7, 2025.

In the background of trade and tariff tensions, the EU and the US have in recent weeks also escalated their duel in the arena of...

The division among Brazilians over the Bolsonaro case will influence next year's elections

Politics TA | AP Insight - August 6, 2025.

Brazilians are polarized over the trial and house arrest of former president Jair Bolsonaro for the 2022 coup attempt. The division is so strong that it...

El Salvador paves the way for an unlimited presidential term for the "world's coolest dictator"

Politics TA | AP Insight - August 2, 2025.

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has been given the opportunity to stay in power indefinitely after parliament decided to lift term limits for presidents. The opposition figures...

Tantalum: the hidden cost to our everyday existence

Politics Stephen Harwood - August 2, 2025.

Tantalum is an important element, but it is possibly not known to many people. However, without tantalum, our everyday existence might be very different from what...

Bangladesh’s Yunus faces mounting political, economic and security pressure

Politics Sharmila Devi - August 1, 2025.

It is almost a year since student-led protests forced Sheikh Hasina to resign her premiership on 5 August, 2024, and to flee Bangladesh for India,...

Is the Trump administration sacrificing Taiwan for negotiations with China?

Politics Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - July 29, 2025.

The decision by the Trump administration to ban Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te from travelling through New York on 28 July has sparked sharp reactions in...

Brazil has refused to submit to America’s bullying

Politics Joseph E. Stiglitz - July 28, 2025.

For decades, the United States was the champion of democracy, the rule of law, and human rights. Of course, there were glaring discrepancies between rhetoric and...

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