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China’s model may be in trouble

China Navneeraj Sharma - Arvind Subramanian - October 24, 2026.

This has been an era of shocks. In the space of two decades, the world has witnessed globally disruptive wars—from Iraq in the 2000s to...

The Saudi–Emirati rapprochement: unifying the front, or managing the discord?

Middle East Siba Madwar - October 24, 2026.

Talks in Abu Dhabi on 18 October between Prince Khalid bin Salman, the Saudi defence minister, and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, the UAE president, suggest...

Who has the courage to boast, 'I am a Ukrainian'?

Eastern Europe Sean Wiswesser - October 24, 2026.

On June 26, 1963, President John F. Kennedy stood before hundreds of thousands of West Berliners and delivered one of the most memorable declarations of...

Europe relaxes gas rules, America keeps tariffs on equipment

EU Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - October 23, 2026.

The European Parliament backed a three-year postponement of certain obligations to measure and report methane emissions during the production and import of oil, gas and...

The new F-35 contract brings new aircraft, but not a repair solution

US TA Analysis - October 23, 2026.

The Pentagon and Lockheed Martin unveiled a framework on 22 October to buy at least 850 F-35 fighter jets for the US military over ten...

Saudi bets fail to pay off on either security or economic fronts

Middle East Sharmila Devi - October 23, 2026.

While Saudi Arabia suffers the consequences of the wars in Yemen and Iran, it is unlikely that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman known as MBS...

China is trying to impose its own rules around Taiwan's Pratas

China TA Analysis - October 22, 2026.

On 21 October, Zhang Han, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, said that the Chinese...

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