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Will integration help the Kurds in Syria preserve their rights?

Middle East TA | AP Insight - August 26, 2026.

Kurds in Syria’s northeast regarded the announcement that the Kurdish-led force that once controlled the area has been dissolved with mixed emotions, while international players...

When airpower can no longer win wars

Politics Sean Wiswesser - August 26, 2026.

For a century, military planners and political leaders have believed that control of the skies could determine the outcome of wars – and perhaps even...

Banking in Europe remains national

Finances Lucrezia Reichlin - August 26, 2026.

After seven hours of deliberations on August 20, the board of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena emerged with an extraordinary decision. Founded in 1472 and...

Could ideas for an Israeli-Palestinian confederation salvage the fading two-state solution?

Middle East Harvey Morris - August 26, 2026.

Government leaders and former diplomats in the UK and France have warned that Israel’s latest settlement project in the Palestinian West Bank could extinguish the...

Is Russia nationalizing critical infrastructure?

Russia TA | AP Insight - August 25, 2026.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has decreed that the state can temporarily seize control of critical infrastructure facilities if private owners fail to protect them from...

New Azerbaijan’s strategic status – more than a hydrocarbon supplier

Politics Oleksandr Levchenko - August 25, 2026.

Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan are steadily expanding their economic, energy, and investment cooperation, creating new direct links between the South Caucasus and Central Asia while reducing...

Entering an era of ‘gated recessions’

Economy Kaushik Basu - August 25, 2026.

Something strange is happening in the US labor market. The latest data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that the US economy lost...

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