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Environmental arrogance – Beijing turns nature into an instrument of power

China The Editorial Board - September 16, 2025.

Scarborough Shoal, just over 200 kilometres off the Philippines' coast, is once again in the spotlight. The Chinese coast guard fired water cannons at Philippine vessels,...

The Ukrainian Scenario: What History’s Precedents Do—and Don’t—Tell Us

Eastern Europe Iuliia Mendel, TA Kyiv - September 16, 2025.

Have you seen The Winter War (Talvisota, 1989), the Finnish film about the Soviet invasion of 1939–1940? As the movie nears its conclusion, their commander...

Blame game after acts of political violence can lead to further attacks

US TA | AP Insight - September 14, 2025.

From the moment conservative activist and icon Charlie Kirk was felled by an assassin’s bullet, partisans began fighting over which side was to blame. President Donald...

Summit of Arab and Muslim countries – a response to the Israeli attack in the heart of Qatar

Middle East The Editorial Board - September 14, 2025.

The Israeli airstrike on Doha on 9 September was a moment that fundamentally shook the balance in the Middle East. The missiles fired at the Qatari...

The tragic irony of von der Leyen’s position

EU Alberto Alemanno - September 14, 2025.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s latest State of the Union address included all the familiar ingredients: soaring rhetoric about freedom and independence, promises...

Erdogan tightens grip on Turkey with seeming impunity

Turkey Sharmila Devi - September 12, 2025.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan no doubt felt some satisfaction as he surveyed loyal troops on the 103rd anniversary of Victory Day on 30 August,...

Belarus frees political prisoners as US lifts sanctions on its national airline

Eastern Europe TA | AP Insight - September 11, 2025.

Belarus freed 52 political prisoners on Thursday as part of a deal brokered by the United States, which lifted some sanctions on the country’s national...

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