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Is the U.S.-Iran war quietly ending?

Middle East Nawaf Obaid - June 3, 2026.

Only ten days ago, the military situation appeared entirely different. On 18 May, and again on 23 May, the evidence indicated renewed large-scale American military action...

Why the new returns regulation matters more for politics than migration

EU Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - June 3, 2026.

The new returns regulation introduces, for the first time, a common European system for the removal of migrants and allows for their accommodation outside the...

Partners, not protectorates - What will future American alliances look like?

Politics Richard Haass - June 3, 2026.

US President Donald Trump’s second administration has been clear from the outset that it would recast American foreign policy in fundamental ways. Its National Security Strategy,...

Is the issue of Taiwan being rapidly resolved according to the Chinese scenario?

Politics Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - June 2, 2026.

The visit of then-US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan in 2022 led to one of the biggest crises in Sino-American relations to date. Another visit,...

Strait of Hormuz closure chokes trade and aid for Afghanistan

Middle East TA | AP Insight - June 2, 2026.

When landlocked Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan started fighting late last year and their border crossings closed, Afghans turned to their western neighbor, Iran, for an...

AI threatens to widen the gap between technological winners and losers

Economy Kenneth Rogoff - June 2, 2026.

The San Francisco Bay Area is in the midst of an AI frenzy that makes the California Gold Rush of the mid-19th century look like...

How much of a threat to Ukraine and Europe does Belarus pose?

Eastern Europe Oleksandr Levchenko - June 2, 2026.

In the fifth year of aggression against Ukraine, Moscow is seeking to expand the geography of the conflict by involving Belarus in the war. The Kremlin...

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