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Will Germany’s fractious coalition politics continue under Merz?

EU Ferry Biedermann - April 17, 2025.

Squabbles over all the main issues, from economic policy to migration to defence, have cast doubt on the prospects for a stable and unified German...

An idiot’s guide to travelling to the USA

UK Harvey Morris - April 16, 2025.

Your intrepid correspondent recently booked a trip to the USA, casually dismissing concerns about tougher border controls and a new British government warning of the...

Easter Nears Amid Escalating Violence and Fragile Ceasefire

Eastern Europe Iuliia Mendel, TA Kyiv - April 15, 2025.

Easter is approaching, but peace in Ukraine remains elusive. The civilian population, suffering from unrelenting Russian shelling, feels no mercy.  The UN reports that in March...

Trump, Iran and the final attempt to avoid war

Middle East Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - April 14, 2025.

In Muscat (Oman), a neutral and versatile mediator in the Arab world, the United States and Iran have opened the most delicate channel of communication...


An ice hockey trap

Russia Sergei Stepancev, TA Moscow - April 13, 2025.

Many are familiar with the KGB method known as the honey trap. How about a hockey trap? The Soviet KGB had a long history of recruiting...

Is the "coalition of the willing" cooling down?

EU Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - April 12, 2025.

European efforts to secure security support for Ukraine despite the US withdrawal are neither proceeding swiftly nor smoothly, and they are accompanied by increasing indecision...

Kurdish autonomy—risk and opportunity for the stabilisation of Syria

Middle East Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - April 11, 2025.

In Syria's new political reality, after the collapse of the central government and the departure of Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian Kurds are, for the first...

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