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Why would the Houthis be outmatched in their new campaign against Saudi Arabia?

Middle East Nawaf Obaid - July 26, 2026.

As the Houthis have chosen to reignite the conflict by targeting Saudi maritime traffic in the Red Sea, they should not expect a replay of...

Zelensky changes military leadership under pressure from the street

Eastern Europe Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - July 25, 2026.

Protests in Kyiv continued on 24 July at Franko Square, a few hundred metres from the President's office, with the same demand protesters have been...

Merz reshuffles top posts as he tries to counter far-right advance

EU TA | AP Insight - July 24, 2026.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reshuffled top posts on Friday as he tries to boost the fortunes of his deeply unpopular government ahead of regional elections...

How Russia’s intelligence services will respond to the war’s changing tides

Russia Sean Wiswesser - July 24, 2026.

Russia’s intelligence services are entering a more uncomfortable phase of the war.  For years, success within the Kremlin’s security apparatus was measured less by objective reality...

Iran war did not dismantle the cruelest mechanism of repression

Middle East Pegah Banihashemi - July 24, 2026.

As the funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in the opening wave of US-Israeli airstrikes in February, drew to a close, thunderous sounds...

Can the new Chancellor provide the structural shake-up the UK economy needs?

UK Mohamed A. El-Erian - July 23, 2026.

The United Kingdom’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, is already sending shockwaves through Westminster. Defying almost every political forecast and market expectation, he has named John...

Short-termism takes over the EU

EU Ferry Biedermann - July 23, 2026.

A combination of economic and political panic seems to be driving the European Union into an expanding series of short-term backsliding over long-term strategic planning. The...

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