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Why does monopolistic protectionism always lead to high prices?

Economy Emre Alkin - January 31, 2026.

Foreign friends reading these lines may already know this: Turkey was once a place where you could enjoy a reasonable quality of life at a...

Venezuela allowed privatization of the oil sector to attract investors

Energy TA | AP Insight - January 30, 2026.

Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez on Thursday signed a law that opens the nation’s oil sector to privatization, reversing a tenet of the self-proclaimed socialist...

Can middle-powers be a pillar of world order?

Politics Anne-Marie Slaughter - January 30, 2026.

“Rupture” is a strong word, defined as “an instance of breaking or bursting suddenly or completely.” Yet it is the term that Canadian Prime Minister Mark...

The debt boomerang – how Africa began to finance China

Economy The Editorial Board - January 30, 2026.

Over two decades of China's presence in Africa, the perception of Beijing as a key financier of the continent's development took shape. The approach was presented...

Deepening Saudi-UAE rift heightens instability among their regional proxies

Middle East Sharmila Devi - January 30, 2026.

A growing rift between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in Yemen has left their proxies across the Horn of Africa and Red Sea...

Escape from Washington - Senators look to start new chapters as governors

US TA | AP Insight - January 29, 2026.

There’s increasingly one place that U.S. senators want to be — anywhere but Washington. Democrat Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota became the fourth sitting senator to seek...

Trump’s ultimatum to Baghdad in the shadow of Iranian influence

Middle East Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - January 29, 2026.

On 27 January, Donald Trump posted a message on Truth Social that immediately triggered a political storm in Baghdad. The President of the United States issued...

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