Latest

The non-extension of New START is not the end of the world

Politics Richard Haass - February 10, 2026.

The countries and peoples of the world have coexisted with nuclear weapons for eight decades. These unimaginably destructive weapons have been used only twice, when the...

Kazakhstan is cautiously but convincingly emerging from political and economic dependence on Russia

Politics Oleksandr Levchenko - February 10, 2026.

On the geopolitical map of Eurasia, Kazakhstan occupies a special place. Its population is 20.5 million people, while its territory covers 2,725,000 square kilometres, which...

Takaichi looks to translate her election gains into a new conservative shift

Politics TA | AP Insight - February 9, 2026.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's gamble that her personal popularity would lead to big election gains for her struggling party paid off hugely. On Monday, she...

Portugal after the elections - a warning to the European centre

EU Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - February 9, 2026.

The presidential elections in Portugal concluded yesterday, in the second round of voting, with a clear and numerically convincing result. However, the political significance of...

The impoverishment of Spaniards is the result of years of interventionist policies

Economy Daniel Lacalle - February 9, 2026.

Inflation, bloating GDP with public spending and immigration and hidden unemployment are the ingredients of the so-called “economic miracle” of the Sánchez administration. Spain closes 2025...

When information loses its force, impunity follows

Politics Carla Norrlöf - February 9, 2026.

“Democracy Dies in Darkness” became the motto of the Washington Post in 2017, four years after Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder and one of the...

Riyadh assumes political control of the war in Yemen

Middle East Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - February 8, 2026.

The events that marked the beginning of 2026 in Yemen indicate a change with long-term consequences for the war and the regional balance. The front line...

Pages 3 of 206