Politics

The US attack on Iran is changing security assessments in the Far East


Politics TA | AP Insight - July 4, 2025.

On June 21, US forces attacked Iran's nuclear targets, sending an important message to its rivals in the Far East, China and North Korea. Accustomed...

Might leaked calls and protests lead to another coup in Thailand?

Politics Sharmila Devi - July 4, 2025.

Thailand is again undergoing a reshuffle of the stock staples of Bangkok politics, featuring family dynasties, the monarchy, the military, street protests, and thousand-year-old temples...

A just peace and an inclusive security architecture are the best defenses against nuclear proliferation

Politics Mohamed ElBaradei - July 3, 2025.

In 1966, the United States, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, France, and China not only were the only countries that possessed nuclear weapons; they...

Peace in the DR Congo – Is the USA rebuilding its influence in Africa?

Politics TA | AP Insight - June 28, 2025.

There is satisfaction over the Washington-brokered peace deal between the DR Congo and Rwanda, but also concern about the extent to which the agreement to...

G7 has no credible claim to global relevance

Politics Jim O'Neill - June 27, 2025.

It has been all too easy to pick holes in President Donald Trump’s agenda, not least his economic strategy, which is riddled with contradictions and...

Nato hails summit a success amid European scepticism about US

Politics Sharmila Devi - June 27, 2025.

When Nato’s Article 5 was invoked for the first and only time after 9/11, there was little European dissent against the principle that an attack...

Is Trump dragging the divided West into another war in the Middle East?

Politics Chris Patten - June 26, 2025.

Over the centuries, “the West” has come to represent much more than a geographic region. It now embodies the enduring legacy of ancient Greece and...

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