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Xi’s purges – How to distinguish allies from foes?

China Brahma Chellaney - October 23, 2025.

During his 13 years in power, Xi Jinping has steadily tightened his grip on all levers of authority in China – the Communist Party of...

Dutch voters still all over the place

EU Ferry Biedermann - October 23, 2025.

The run-up to the Dutch elections shows one thing above all others: voters are confused, uncertain, and easily swayed.  Recent elections have shown large cohorts ping-ponging...

UK monarchy set to survive final disgrace of its errant prince

UK Harvey Morris - October 22, 2025.

And, in other royal news, King Charles III will this week break a 500-year-old taboo by travelling to the Vatican to join Pope Leo XIV...

Anti-science ideas translated into hundreds of bills across America

US TA | AP Insight - October 21, 2025.

A wave of anti-science bills has been introduced in statehouses across America this year, pushed by people with special interests who have close ties to...

Negotiations under fire: the struggle to end the war in Ukraine

Eastern Europe Iuliia Mendel, TA Kyiv - October 21, 2025.

Ukraine, Russia, and the United States are entering another round of intense negotiations aimed at ending the war. Donald Trump's recent conversations — first with...

How can Europe deal with disastrous demographics?

EU Giles Merritt - October 20, 2025.

Long dismissed as speculative and alarmist, population studies by a slew of think tanks have rightly warned that Europe will confront unaffordable costs and social...

Economic problems at the top of the agenda of the upcoming Chinese Communist Party leadership meeting

China TA | AP Insight - October 19, 2025.

One of China’s most important meetings begins Monday, as leader Xi Jinping and other ruling Communist Party elites gather in Beijing to map out the...

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