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Deepening Saudi-UAE rift heightens instability among their regional proxies

Middle East Sharmila Devi - January 30, 2026.

A growing rift between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in Yemen has left their proxies across the Horn of Africa and Red Sea...

Escape from Washington - Senators look to start new chapters as governors

US TA | AP Insight - January 29, 2026.

There’s increasingly one place that U.S. senators want to be — anywhere but Washington. Democrat Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota became the fourth sitting senator to seek...

Trump’s ultimatum to Baghdad in the shadow of Iranian influence

Middle East Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - January 29, 2026.

On 27 January, Donald Trump posted a message on Truth Social that immediately triggered a political storm in Baghdad. The President of the United States issued...

A bespoke ‘emergency’ EU membership for Ukraine?

EU Ferry Biedermann - January 29, 2026.

Could the EU buy Ukraine? It sounds like a flippant commentary on the current geopolitical situation. It’s totally far-fetched. But is it? To call it ‘buying’...

Political rifts and loss of trust gnaw at Five Eyes intelligence alliance

UK Harvey Morris - January 28, 2026.

The latest strains in the special relationship between the UK and the US threaten to put further pressure on a unique intelligence partnership that has...

Spain will grant legal status to thousands of immigrants

EU TA | AP Insight - January 27, 2026.

Spain's government announced Tuesday it will grant legal status to potentially hundreds of thousands of immigrants living and working in the country without authorization, the...

Minnesota as a turning point

US Daron Acemoglu - January 27, 2026.

The Trump administration’s “flood the zone” strategy can make it difficult to see when a turning point occurs in the United States’ slide into authoritarianism. Some...

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