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Germany needs more recruits—can a new government campaign help?

EU TA | AP Insight - August 28, 2025.

Germany's leaders launched a drive to attract more people into voluntary military service as the country scrambles to strengthen its armed forces in the face...

France’s political chaos reflects growing European instability

EU Ferry Biedermann - August 28, 2025.

Europe’s political stability received another blow this week when France’s Prime Minister, François Bayrou, announced a confidence vote for 8 September. Some of the European Union’s...

The Case for a Ceasefire in Ukraine

Eastern Europe Richard Haass - August 27, 2025.

“Ripeness is all” opined Edgar in Shakespeare’s King Lear. Everyone would do well to keep this in mind amid diplomatic efforts to end the war...

Trump saying 600,000 Chinese students could come to the US draws MAGA backlash

US TA | AP Insight - August 27, 2025.

President Donald Trump seemingly caught his loyal conservative base off-guard and sparked backlash by saying he would allow 600,000 Chinese students into American universities. That would...

England’s anti-migrant ‘patriots’ resort to foreign habit of putting up flags

UK Harvey Morris - August 27, 2025.

The English don’t really do flags. Unless there is a coronation (mercifully rare) or a sporting win in the world arena (marginally less so), you will...

Evergrande – the end of an era and a message to the world

China Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - August 26, 2025.

The Chinese construction company China Evergrande Group was officially delisted from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on 25 August. This marked the end of the...

Church or Kremlin’s tool?

Eastern Europe Iuliia Mendel, TA Kyiv - August 26, 2025.

Ukraine may ban one of its branches of the Orthodox Church if it fails to sever ties with Russia. August 18 marked the final deadline...

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