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Apart from protectionism, Europe has few ways to counter Chinese exports

EU Desmond Lachman - August 21, 2026.

Few could have predicted the consequences China’s 2001 accession to the World Trade Organization would have for the United States. By contributing to the hollowing out...

Gaza's economy lives on smuggling

Middle East TA | AP Insight - August 20, 2026.

The smuggling of goods restricted by Israel into the Gaza Strip has boomed, with items from cigarettes and iPhones to fuel and solar panels making...

Who decides whether Syria is allowed to have an air force?

Middle East Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - August 20, 2026.

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz today accused Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of dragging Turkey into “dangerous adventures” in Syria. Two days earlier, Israeli aircraft struck the...

August scramble for Macron’s centrist crown

EU Ferry Biedermann - August 20, 2026.

The month of August, named for the first Roman emperor, has long been decisive in the election campaigns for the also rather Jupiterian French presidency. This...

Ukraine enters a political battle before the end of the war

Eastern Europe Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - August 19, 2026.

The Ukrainian anti-corruption institutions NABU and SAPO announced that they were conducting an operation against a criminal organisation which, according to their statements, was led...

UK press and academia face questions after former professor’s death

UK Harvey Morris - August 19, 2026.

Anti-racism campaigners staged a vigil this week for Jason Arday, a black academic found dead at his home after what his mourners claim was a...

No good options for Russian war economy

Russia Anders Åslund - August 18, 2026.

The broad consensus among Russia-watchers is that the country is facing a prolonged bout of stagflation. Growth this year is unlikely to exceed 1%, and inflation...

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