Regions

Merz reshuffles top posts as he tries to counter far-right advance

EU TA | AP Insight - July 24, 2026.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reshuffled top posts on Friday as he tries to boost the fortunes of his deeply unpopular government ahead of regional elections...

How Russia’s intelligence services will respond to the war’s changing tides

Russia Sean Wiswesser - July 24, 2026.

Russia’s intelligence services are entering a more uncomfortable phase of the war.  For years, success within the Kremlin’s security apparatus was measured less by objective reality...

Iran war did not dismantle the cruelest mechanism of repression

Middle East Pegah Banihashemi - July 24, 2026.

As the funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in the opening wave of US-Israeli airstrikes in February, drew to a close, thunderous sounds...

Can the new Chancellor provide the structural shake-up the UK economy needs?

UK Mohamed A. El-Erian - July 23, 2026.

The United Kingdom’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, is already sending shockwaves through Westminster. Defying almost every political forecast and market expectation, he has named John...

Short-termism takes over the EU

EU Ferry Biedermann - July 23, 2026.

A combination of economic and political panic seems to be driving the European Union into an expanding series of short-term backsliding over long-term strategic planning. The...

What will the changes in Ukraine's military leadership bring?

Eastern Europe TA | AP Insight - July 22, 2026.

Ukraine pushed on with its fight against Russia’s invasion under new military leadership Wednesday, after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy bowed to public pressure and fired his...

UK’s new prime minister vows to upturn the Thatcherite legacy

UK Harvey Morris - July 22, 2026.

Labour Party old-timers still lament that a principal outcome of the 1982 Falklands War was that, while it spurred the restoration of democracy to the...

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