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Can Latin America's economies bear the cost of organized crime?

Economy Guillermo Ortiz - September 1, 2026.

Latin America almost certainly pays the world’s highest economic price for organized crime. According to the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), crime costs Latin America and the...

The ‘techlash’ is here – and its implications for U.S. politics may be profound

US James Oliphant - September 1, 2026.

As the classic rock anthem goes, “There’s something happening here. What it is ain’t exactly clear.” Americans are mad. Fighting mad. And the object of their...

Turkey is shaping an alternative to Russia’s security system in the South Caucasus

Turkey Oleksandr Levchenko - September 1, 2026.

Turkey is increasingly promoting its own vision of a regional security system in the South Caucasus, which could potentially serve as an alternative to Russia-led...

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...

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