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Spain Leads the Misery Index in Europe, But It's The Tip Of The Iceberg

Economy Daniel Lacalle - August 25, 2025.

The Misery Index has always been used as a simple gauge of a country's economic problems by adding the current unemployment and inflation rates. On August...

Members of minorities are joining the Syrian Army - reason for hope or skepticism?

Middle East TA | AP Insight - August 24, 2025.

While young Kurds want to help build a new Syria by joining the army, many are skeptical about Damascus' intention to truly integrate ethnic and...

Federal Europe – an idea that is re-emerging

EU The Editorial Board - August 24, 2025.

The European Union is encountering challenges that are testing its long-term sustainability. The war in Ukraine, the growing dependence on the American security umbrella and the...

Why does Trump want a Nobel Peace Prize?

Politics Nina L. Khrushcheva - August 24, 2025.

There is nothing new about prominent people – in particular, ambitious men – campaigning for a Nobel prize. Scientists, economists, and even poets do it. But...

Safeguarding human dignity in a digital identity world

Technology Elise Quevedo - August 24, 2025.

This one has been brewing for a while. For years, digital identity has been a conversation happening in closed rooms, among policymakers, legal experts, and...

Female political prisoners in Belarus face abuse, humiliation and threats of losing parental rights

Eastern Europe TA | AP Insight - August 23, 2025.

Antanina Kanavalava says her four years in a Belarusian penal colony as a political prisoner were filled with a fear and anguish that still haunts...

China's Fertility Paradox

China Nancy Qian - August 23, 2025.

During the summer, one would expect mothers of rising sixth-graders to try to make whatever time they get to spend with their children as fun...

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