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Lebanon passes a controversial general amnesty law

Middle East TA | AP Insight - August 12, 2026.

Lebanon's parliament Wednesday passed a controversial general amnesty law, a day after a majority of legislators voted to formally abolish the death penalty. Lawmakers who backed...

The danger of empty deterrence – the lesson from Leipzig

Politics Sean Wiswesser - August 12, 2026.

The drone discovered at Germany’s Leipzig Airport this past week should finally end any illusions in the West that Russia’s hybrid war campaign remains confined...

The US economy continues to motor ahead, but what could possibly go wrong?

Economy Barry Eichengreen - August 12, 2026.

Exhibiting an apparently limitless ability to shrug off bad news, the US economy continues to motor ahead. Real (inflation-adjusted) GDP grew at a seasonally adjusted annual...

Will the UK’s pending foreign policy choices pass PM Burnham’s ‘Makerfield Test’?

UK Harvey Morris - August 12, 2026.

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has so far lived up to his promise to the northern voters who enabled his political elevation by pursuing a...

No anti-war parties in Russia’s parliamentary elections

Russia TA | AP Insight - August 11, 2026.

Russia’s highest court on Monday ordered the only party opposing the Kremlin’s military action in Ukraine to be removed from the ballot in next month’s...

The buffers that have shielded the global economy are depleting

Economy Mohamed A. El-Erian - August 11, 2026.

For decades, companies, investors, and policymakers operated on the comforting assumption that the global economy was underpinned by a relatively stable equilibrium. Macroeconomic and financial shocks...

On the campaign trail, data centers are the new American boogeyman

US James Oliphant - August 11, 2026.

U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed vanquished rival Haley Stevens in the closely watched Democratic primary in Michigan last week for several reasons – but high...

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