Politics

Competitive authoritarians, not military coups, are the biggest threat to democracy

Politics Pedro Abramovay - September 6, 2025.

Media coverage of the trial of Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, tends to focus on the striking similarities between his case and the career of...

Kim after visiting China - from shunned pariah to confident diplomat

Politics TA | AP Insight - September 5, 2025.

Kim Jong Un put on a command performance this week at a gathering of some two dozen world leaders in China, striding with confidence and...

Final death toll of USAID sounds

Politics Sharmila Devi - September 5, 2025.

USAID was officially wound down at the start of this month, but even this was not enough for Donald Trump, who ordered the cancellation of...

Effectiveness of migration crackdowns becomes political football

Politics Ferry Biedermann - September 4, 2025.

A series of recent statistics in both the US and Europe are suggesting that harsh anti-migration measures are having an effect on arrivals. The US might...

Did Xi's guests get what they came for at the SCO summit and military parade?

Politics TA | AP Insight - September 3, 2025.

The leaders of China, North Korea and Russia stood shoulder to shoulder Wednesday as high-tech military hardware and thousands of marching soldiers filled the streets...

China has an important role in reforming the international order

Politics Ana Palacio - September 2, 2025.

Russia and China are often portrayed as partners in a quest to weaken and even destroy the rules-based international order. In reality, however, it is...

UK and Norway - a strategic partnership for the protection of the seabed

Politics Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - September 1, 2025.

The UK and Norway have reached an agreement worth more than ten billion pounds to build new Type 26 frigates. This is being presented as...

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