Regions

Saudi bets fail to pay off on either security or economic fronts

Middle East Sharmila Devi - October 23, 2026.

While Saudi Arabia suffers the consequences of the wars in Yemen and Iran, it is unlikely that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman known as MBS...

China is trying to impose its own rules around Taiwan's Pratas

China TA Analysis - October 22, 2026.

On 21 October, Zhang Han, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, said that the Chinese...

Israel: First, get rid of Netanyahu

Middle East Ferry Biedermann - October 22, 2026.

The upcoming elections in Israel will, contrary to what is being bandied about, not be the most consequential in that country’s history. The short- to medium-term...

Expensive energy and French elections threaten European funding for Ukraine

EU TA Analysis - October 21, 2026.

The yield on ten-year French government bonds reached approximately 4.9 per cent on 19 October, higher than Italy’s 4.58 per cent. At the start of...

UK government’s terror ban on pro-Palestine group comes back to bite it

UK Harvey Morris - October 21, 2026.

Supporters of Britain’s outlawed Palestine Action movement are not your typical terrorists. Press coverage of their illicit outings has tended to focus on the prevalence...

UK expands military support for Saudi Arabia against Houthis

UK TA | AP Insight - October 20, 2026.

Britain announced Tuesday that it is expanding military support for Saudi Arabia against the Houthis to include “defensive” air patrols by Royal Air Force jets,...

Will France change the algorithm that sparked the protests?

EU Gabriela Ramos - October 20, 2026.

Hundreds of thousands of young people have taken to the streets in France to protest against the state of the country’s education system. The violence that...

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