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UN nuclear watchdog board demands urgent Iran cooperation

Middle East TA | AP Insight - June 10, 2026.

The U.N. atomic watchdog's board on Wednesday demanded that Iran fully cooperate with the agency, provide complete information about its stockpile of near weapons-grade nuclear...

The center of gravity in the global economy continues to shift eastward, but not equity-market valuations

Economy Jim O'Neill - June 10, 2026.

Last month, Gemma Cheng’er Deng of King’s College London and I launched BRICS+ Thinking, a not-for-profit policy platform aimed at exploring collective solutions to the...

The costs of a war that Europe did not fight

EU Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - June 10, 2026.

The European Central Bank will raise interest rates on 11 June for the first time since 2023.  Eurozone inflation accelerated to 3.2% in May, energy prices...

Brexit legacy continues to haunt the UK and its politics

UK Harvey Morris - June 10, 2026.

The UK is fast approaching the tenth anniversary of its Brexit vote with little to celebrate. The problems the country has faced in the subsequent decade...

Trump's unfulfilled economic promises – a burden for Republicans ahead of the election  

Economy Desmond Lachman - June 9, 2026.

The Democratic political strategist James Carville famously dictated a mantra for Bill Clinton’s successful 1992 presidential campaign: “It’s the economy, stupid.” That’s true in this November’s...

Xi's silence on nuclear arms is a gift to Kim Jong Un

China TA | AP Insight - June 9, 2026.

Chinese and North Korean state-run media this week devoted thousands of words to Xi Jinping 's summit with Kim Jong Un, but made no mention...

World Cup - where hospitality ends and politics begins

US Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - June 9, 2026.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the largest sporting event ever organised in North America. The United States will host most matches, including the...

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