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Europe’s longest-serving dictator as peacemaker

Eastern Europe Iuliia Mendel, TA Kyiv - August 12, 2025.

The longest-serving dictator in Europe has now positioned himself as a peacemaker. Alexander Lukashenko has been in power in Belarus for over 31 years —...

Netanyahu confirms plans to take over Gaza despite mass Israeli discontent

Middle East TA | AP Insight - August 10, 2025.

Despite one of the largest ever protests against his policies, Benjamin Netanyahu confirms his plans for a military offensive in Gaza. Families of detained Israelis fear...

Russia’s economy is fast approaching a fiscal crunch

Russia Anders Åslund - August 10, 2025.

The Russian economy is not collapsing, but it is stagnant and suffering high inflation. And this economic decline could be a tipping point, because Russia may...

How to respond to China's weaponization of rare earths?

China Angela Huyue Zhang - August 9, 2025.

China’s weaponization of rare earths has emerged as a major flash point in US-China trade negotiations. These critical materials, especially the high-performance magnets they make possible,...

Will the lessons learned from the 2008 war in Georgia help the West to avoid repeating the mistake?

Eastern Europe Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - August 8, 2025.

On that day, the world was captivated by the opening of the Olympic Games in Beijing and watched open-mouthed at the scenes with which China...

Israel left without German weapons because of the announcement that it will take over Gaza City

EU TA | AP Insight - August 8, 2025.

The second largest supplier of weapons to Israel, Germany, has stopped exports in response to the Netanyahu government's announcement that it will take over Gaza...

The British-French agreement on migration – the beginning of a functioning return policy

UK Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - August 7, 2025.

After months of negotiations and consultations, the UK and France signed a bilateral agreement on migrant returns in July, known as the "one in, one...

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