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Takaichi looks to translate her election gains into a new conservative shift

Politics TA | AP Insight - February 9, 2026.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's gamble that her personal popularity would lead to big election gains for her struggling party paid off hugely. On Monday, she...

Will preventing cancer fall prey to science-sceptics?

Globalization Sharmila Devi - February 6, 2026.

Raising awareness about one of the leading causes of death is the uncontroversial aim of World Cancer Day on 4 February. But even though vaccines...

Why markets ignore geopolitical risk

Economy Daniel Lacalle - January 19, 2026.

The increase in the global geopolitical risk index has not affected global markets. The general tone remains bullish despite a surprising “neutral” view shown in...

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...

The Price of Spectacle in the Epstein Files

US John Sipher - February 2, 2026.

The phrase “release the Epstein files” has such rhetorical power because it promises moral clarity. It offers the public a cathartic moment, exposure, accountability, a...

How to preserve what remains of the postwar order?

Politics Chris Patten - February 3, 2026.

As ever, US President Donald Trump’s speech at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos last month was a rambling jumble of fabrications, non...

Portugal after the elections - a warning to the European centre

EU Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - February 9, 2026.

The presidential elections in Portugal concluded yesterday, in the second round of voting, with a clear and numerically convincing result. However, the political significance of...

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