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Could Trump's 'dead man's switch' be activated automatically?

US TA | AP Insight - July 11, 2026.

President Donald Trump is suggesting he has left standing orders for the U.S. military to destroy Iran “ at levels they've never seen before ”...

Peace deals make Lebanon’s place in the Middle East contradictory

Middle East Shlomo Ben-Ami - July 11, 2026.

Late last month, Lebanon and Israel signed a framework agreement with the United States that Lebanon’s chief negotiator, Nada Hamadeh Moawad, described as a “first...

Trump has approved legislation that could affect buyers of Russian oil

US Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - July 11, 2026.

On 10 July, four US senators announced that they had reached agreement with the Donald Trump administration on a new version of the Russia sanctions...

What is needed for Patriot systems to truly be Made in Ukraine?

Eastern Europe TA | AP Insight - July 10, 2026.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s pledge to give Ukraine a license to produce Patriot air-defense systems could mark a major breakthrough for Kyiv, but experts and...

How to oppose erasure of Tibet?

China Brahma Chellaney - July 10, 2026.

The self-immolation of exiled Tibetan activist Lobga Rangzen outside United Nations headquarters in New York on July 2 was not an expression of personal despair. It...

Deal with Israel is deepening divisions in Lebanon and raising fears of civil war

Middle East TA | AP Insight - July 9, 2026.

A deal between Lebanon and Israel was billed as paving the way for peace. But in Lebanon, it is deepening longtime divisions and raising fears...

A public media backstop for democracy?

EU Ferry Biedermann - July 9, 2026.

Public broadcasters find themselves currently in the line of fire in the battle over media and democracy. It’s one aspect of the wider struggle over...

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