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The contrast between The Art of the Deal and The Art of War

US Stephen S. Roach - May 1, 2026.

Rumor has it that last year, US President Donald Trump delayed his so-called Liberation Day tariff announcement by a day, to April 2, because he...

Pope’s clashes with Trump over morality unlikely to subside

Politics Sharmila Devi - May 1, 2026.

Pope Leo XIV has become an unlikely icon for global opponents of Donald Trump’s divisive actions on migration and war. But will the pontiff’s outspoken...

Bigger defense budgets are not enough to secure Europe

EU Paolo Surico - April 30, 2026.

After years of underinvestment, Europe is finally beginning to increase defense spending. Few have put the stakes more bluntly than former NATO Secretary-General George Robertson, who...

Can Iran's oil industry recover from the US blockade?

Energy TA | AP Insight - April 30, 2026.

Even as Iran squeezes world energy supplies with its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, its own oil industry is increasingly being threatened by an...

Nigeria on the firing line – a conflict changing the region

Politics Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - April 30, 2026.

On the night of 27–28 April, armed groups affiliated with ISIL stormed the village of Guyaku in the Gombi area of Nigeria's north-eastern Adamawa State,...

The age of asymmetry – the weak have learned how to make the strong bleed

Politics John Sipher - April 30, 2026.

In a January 2026 interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, U.S. Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller offered a blunt description of world politics: “We live in...

Shifting alliances leave old friends in the dust

Politics Ferry Biedermann - April 30, 2026.

Washington’s ‘epic fury’ at its European allies has flared up again after a short lull, with Donald Trump threatening to pull US troops out of...

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