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America’s lost credibility will take a generation to rebuild

Politics Ian Bremmer - January 9, 2026.

This will be a tipping-point year. The biggest source of global instability won’t be China, Russia, Iran, or any of the 60-odd conflicts burning across...

Iran’s leaders left wondering if they are next after Venezuela

Middle East Sharmila Devi - January 9, 2026.

Are Iran’s theocratic leaders in Washington’s crosshairs after the US abducted Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro?  The US has threatened a number of other countries in recent...

How much can UK support for US tanker seizure restore transatlantic ties?

Politics TA | AP Insight - January 8, 2026.

The U.S. seizure of a Venezuela-linked oil tanker in the North Atlantic was seen by some as the unilateral action of an America-first government with...

Faster deals, fewer compromises – US withdraws from 66 international organisations

Politics Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - January 8, 2026.

The White House announced that President Donald Trump had signed an executive order withdrawing the United States' participation and funding from 66 international organisations and...

The Limits of Prediction Markets

Economy Erin Lockwood - January 8, 2026.

In early December, Time magazine named the “Architects of AI” its 2025 Person of the Year. The lead-up to this announcement has always generated considerable speculation,...

Slow economic recovery playing havoc with German politics

EU Ferry Biedermann - January 8, 2026.

Germany is this year expected to technically break a three-year streak of economic stagnation but only with a meagre average 1 per cent growth forecast....

Seizures of tankers as a new instrument of US sanctions

Politics Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - January 7, 2026.

On the night between 6 and 7 January, an operation was conducted in the North Atlantic which, while technical in execution, marked a shift in...

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