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The buffers that have shielded the global economy are depleting

Economy Mohamed A. El-Erian - August 11, 2026.

For decades, companies, investors, and policymakers operated on the comforting assumption that the global economy was underpinned by a relatively stable equilibrium. Macroeconomic and financial shocks...

UK’s Burnham inherits a less than special relationship with US ally

UK Harvey Morris - July 29, 2026.

First the good news. Relations between Andy Burnham and Donald Trump have made a positive start in what the new UK prime minister described as...

Will the UK’s pending foreign policy choices pass PM Burnham’s ‘Makerfield Test’?

UK Harvey Morris - August 12, 2026.

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has so far lived up to his promise to the northern voters who enabled his political elevation by pursuing a...

Nixonmaxxing: Why the disgraced ex-U.S. president is enjoying a second life online

US James Oliphant - July 28, 2026.

Richard Nixon is doing what Richard Nixon did best – making a comeback. He’s just not around to see it.  The rest of us get to...

How far can the UK government go to promote ‘trusted news’?

UK Harvey Morris - August 5, 2026.

A UK government proposal to make it easier for people to find trusted news sources on social media has not been well-received in the US,...

Ukraine enters a political battle before the end of the war

Eastern Europe Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - August 19, 2026.

The Ukrainian anti-corruption institutions NABU and SAPO announced that they were conducting an operation against a criminal organisation which, according to their statements, was led...

Iran’s economic debacle is the result of an authoritarian system

Middle East Daniel Lacalle - August 17, 2026.

Tehran can no longer plausibly claim that war alone explains the country’s economic collapse. The latest inflation figures show not a temporary shock but the...

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