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What are the obstacles facing India on its path to becoming a global innovation capital?

India Shashi Tharoor - April 7, 2026.

India has long been portrayed as a low‑cost back office for international businesses. This was always something of a caricature, but it is especially inaccurate today....

UK puts Chagos Islands handover deal on hold

UK TA | AP Insight - April 11, 2026.

Britain’s agreement to hand Mauritius the Chagos Islands that are home to a strategic U.K.-American military base is on indefinite hold because U.S. President Donald...

A threat from the Pentagon, a response from the Vatican – a conflict Washington could not win

Politics The Editorial Board - April 9, 2026.

In January this year, a closed meeting took place at the Pentagon between Elbridge Colby, US Undersecretary of War for Policy, and Cardinal Christophe Pierre,...

Beyond normalisation: Europe’s far-right consolidates and makes gains

EU Ferry Biedermann - March 26, 2026.

Europe’s far-right parties have made remarkable gains in a recent series of votes across the continent, although their rise is often overshadowed by narratives of...

Three scenarios for post-election Hungary

EU Stephen Holmes - April 8, 2026.

On April 12, Hungarians will vote in an election whose outcome may already be decided—and whose meaning will become clear only after the ballots are...

Iran war deepens political turmoil in Iraq

Middle East Sharmila Devi - April 3, 2026.

Ask the average American or European if they know who currently leads Iraq, few could give the right answer. Iraq may remain synonymous with quagmire and...

Why the IMF has failed to incorporate its own findings into its lending programs?

Economy Timothy Kaldas - April 14, 2026.

This year’s International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings come at a time of heightened economic uncertainty and intense scrutiny of the institution’s capabilities and approach. Critics on...

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