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European security needs a new version of the old Western European Union

Politics Carl Bildt - January 21, 2026.

It is becoming increasingly apparent that a viable framework for European defense and security cooperation will require establishing something like the old Western European Union...

UK faces fresh Trump pressure as he targets its ‘stupid’ Chagos Islands deal

UK Harvey Morris - January 21, 2026.

President Donald Trump’s threat to punish allies who dare to resist his plan to annex Greenland has generated a rare consensus among Britain's squabbling political...

Internet shutdown squeezes Iran's ailing businesses

Economy TA | AP Insight - January 20, 2026.

Iranians have been struggling for nearly two weeks with the longest, most comprehensive internet shutdown in the history of the Islamic Republic — one that...

What does the military imbalance mean for relations between Saudi Arabia and the UAE?

Middle East Nawaf Obaid - January 20, 2026.

For years, Arab and Middle Eastern politics rested on the comfortable assumption that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were locked into a permanent...

The world needs coalitions of the willing to forge new frameworks for global governance

Globalization Mariana Mazzucato - January 20, 2026.

As the World Economic Forum convenes in Davos under the banner “A Spirit of Dialogue,” the United States has seized control of Venezuela’s oil infrastructure,...

Is Russia turning to Central Asia as a new target?

Russia Oleksandr Levchenko - January 20, 2026.

The Kremlin’s chief propagandist, Vladimir Solovyov, has publicly stated that Russia may expand the so-called “special military operation” to countries in Central Asia.  Speaking on his...

What do governments get for a 1 billion ticket to Gaza's Board of Peace?

Middle East TA | AP Insight - January 19, 2026.

The European Union's executive arm, Russia, Belarus and Thailand on Monday were the latest to be asked to join U.S. President Donald Trump's new Board...

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