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China set the lowest growth target since 1991

China TA | AP Insight - March 5, 2026.

China has signaled continuity rather than change for its economy, setting a slightly lower target for growth this year in the midst of a property...

War against Iran - a long way to the final decision

Middle East Carla Norrlöf - March 5, 2026.

As the conflict with Iran reshapes global security assumptions and energy markets, the debate in the United States has focused largely on why President Donald...

Europe fades on the world stage amid lack of leadership

EU Ferry Biedermann - March 5, 2026.

It doesn’t take an Iran crisis to make clear that Europe suffers from both a lack of leadership and political direction, and that the two...

Disruption in the oil and gas market is helping Russia finance the war in Ukraine

Russia TA | AP Insight - March 4, 2026.

The Iran war's disruption of Middle East oil and gas supplies and soaring prices are strengthening Russia's ability to profit from its energy exports, a...

Is the war against Iran morally legitimate?

Middle East Gareth Evans - March 4, 2026.

In international relations, manifestly illegal government action can sometimes be morally defensible. While historical examples of legitimacy trumping legality are few and far between, they do...

Ukraine and allies in the Middle East can help each other with their combat experience

Eastern Europe Oleksandr Levchenko - March 4, 2026.

Does the US-Israeli attack on Iran have an impact on the war in Ukraine? Of course, it does – and a very strong one.  The United...

Obituaries for UK’s two-party duopoly may be premature

UK Harvey Morris - March 4, 2026.

It was just one mid-term result but victory for the Green Party in a by-election last week may have signalled the end of the century-old...

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