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Competitive authoritarians, not military coups, are the biggest threat to democracy

Politics Pedro Abramovay - September 6, 2025.

Media coverage of the trial of Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, tends to focus on the striking similarities between his case and the career of...

Is India the Rising New Enemy of Turkey?

Turkey Emre Alkin - September 6, 2025.

Some may wonder, "Why would countries so far apart from each other adopt hostile attitudes?" However, the root of the issue is historical. Among the only...

Kim after visiting China - from shunned pariah to confident diplomat

Politics TA | AP Insight - September 5, 2025.

Kim Jong Un put on a command performance this week at a gathering of some two dozen world leaders in China, striding with confidence and...

Europe draws a red line - the return of UN sanctions against Iran

Middle East Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - September 5, 2025.

The UK, France, and Germany's decision to initiate the snapback mechanism under UN Security Council Resolution 2231 on 28 August represents a significant shift in...

Trump’s Incarceration Game

US Kaushik Basu - September 5, 2025.

In a 2022 paper, I introduced an allegory I called the Incarceration Game – an academic exercise that explores how authoritarian leaders, when their popularity...

Final death toll of USAID sounds

Politics Sharmila Devi - September 5, 2025.

USAID was officially wound down at the start of this month, but even this was not enough for Donald Trump, who ordered the cancellation of...

Allies ready to deploy troops to Ukraine, but they need backing from the US

Eastern Europe TA | AP Insight - September 4, 2025.

European countries are stuck between a rock and a hard place as a coalition of countries meets in Paris on Thursday to discuss security guarantees...

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