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Have South Asia's governments understood young people's activist energy?

Politics Shashi Tharoor - August 31, 2026.

In the last five years, six youth-led, anti-establishment uprisings have fundamentally reshaped South Asia’s political landscape. The movements had much in common: they all reflected young...

Niger's junta survived an overthrow attempt with the help of Russia

Politics TA | AP Insight - August 31, 2026.

Niger's junta survived its most severe internal threat since seizing power in a 2023 coup when renegade soldiers staged a mutiny over the weekend, triggering...

Fighting ‘Sovietism’ – What does Ukraine's military reshuffle mean for the war?

Eastern Europe Adrien Fontanellaz - August 31, 2026.

In January 2026, Mykhailo Fedorov, then 35, became Ukraine's new defence minister. He had spent the previous several years running the Ministry of Digital Transformation,...

Spain's inflation problem is domestic

Economy Daniel Lacalle - August 31, 2026.

Spain's inflation difference with the euro area is not only an imported shock. It is the predictable outcome of expansionary public spending, a politicised energy...

The US is training European allies in combat techniques based on the experience of Ukraine

Politics TA | AP Insight - August 30, 2026.

On a moonless and rainy night, a group of soldiers emerged from a ramshackle building meant to resemble a church. The alpine terrain loomed over...

The next global financial shock could start in Japan

Finances Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - August 30, 2026.

The latest sign that the yen problem is no longer purely Japan’s issue came this weekend from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s annual...

China’s super-dam threatens to alter cross-border river flows

China Brahma Chellaney - August 30, 2026.

The world’s largest dam is rising in one of the world’s most geopolitically treacherous and seismically unstable regions. Just a few kilometers from the heavily militarized...

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