Opinion

November 10, 2026

Access Without Insurance: Pakistan’s Trump-Era Deals Face a Democratic Congress

Democrats won both chambers of Congress on 3 November, and they have been explicit about where they will look first. House Oversight’s ranking Democrat, Robert Garcia, told Republicans to “lawyer up”, while

Americas·Opinion

November 9, 2026

When Dollar Dominance Stops Paying Dividends

For much of the post-war era, the United States has enjoyed an economic advantage unavailable to any other major power: the ability to finance its ambitions in a currency that the rest

Americas·Asia·Opinion

November 7, 2026

Why Trump’s Midterm Loss Should Make India Hedge, Not Relax

When Democrats took both the House and the Senate on Tuesday, the instinct in New Delhi may well have been relief. A president who has lost Congress, the thinking goes, will be

China’s Debt Bomb Has a Slow Fuse

China’s local governments owe at least $12 trillion, a hole the property bust has widened and Beijing’s patches have not closed. The strain will shape Chinese exports, the technology race and America’s

November 6, 2026

Asia·Opinion

A President With Nothing Left to Lose?

Democrats flipped Senate seats in Kansas, Iowa, Texas, Ohio, Maine and both Carolinas. James Talarico beat Ken Paxton in Texas. Susan Collins lost in Maine. Republicans walked into Election Day holding the

November 5, 2026

Americas·Opinion

Epic Fury, Meet Voter Fury

American voters delivered their verdict, and it wasn’t close. Republicans entered Election Day holding the Senate 54-44 and the House 219-214. They leave it in the minority in both chambers, with Democrats

November 4, 2026

Americas·Opinion

What a Prison Says About the State That Runs It

Denmark and the UK began the post-war era on the same path. Their prisons now tell two very different stories about trust, welfare and political choice. There is an old maxim that

November 4, 2026

Opinion

Fragile Channels, Hard Power: The New Phase of U.S.-Iran Confrontation

Qatari mediators returned to Tehran on the night of November 2 for talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on a revised draft agreement, the latest round in weeks of intensive but

November 3, 2026

Middle East·Opinion

Has Ebola Globalised Congo’s War?

On Friday October 9th, 2026, former DRC President Joseph Kabila Kabange, addressed the Congolese nation for the second time since leaving office in January 2019. The country did what it has learned

November 3, 2026

Africa·Opinion

Was Venezuela the Prelude to a Trap for Iran?

1. Venezuela’s Triumph and the Iranian Bait Could the successful American operation in Venezuela have given Donald Trump a taste for a much more ambitious gamble—one that would ultimately draw him into

October 30, 2026

Americas·Middle East·Opinion

Why the 2026 U.S. Midterms Will Force Australia to Hedge Harder

The 2026 midterm elections in the United States represent a consequential juncture in the evolution of the U.S.-led international order and, by extension, Australia’s strategic environment. Their significance lies not merely in

October 29, 2026

Opinion

The Phone Calls Are Happening, But a Deal Isn’t?

Recent contacts between Washington and Ottawa have raised the possibility of relief from the tariffs that have disrupted one of the world’s largest bilateral trading relationships since mid-2025. President Donald Trump and

October 28, 2026

Americas·Opinion

Tobacco Lobby Steps Brussels Push as EU Rewrites Rules

European lawmakers have held four times as many meetings with tobacco and nicotine lobbyists in the past two years compared with the entire previous parliamentary term. Since the current European Parliament took

October 27, 2026

Europe·Opinion

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Opinion

Access Without Insurance: Pakistan’s Trump-Era Deals Face a Democratic Congress

When Dollar Dominance Stops Paying Dividends

Why Trump’s Midterm Loss Should Make India Hedge, Not Relax

China’s Debt Bomb Has a Slow Fuse

A President With Nothing Left to Lose?

Epic Fury, Meet Voter Fury

What a Prison Says About the State That Runs It

Fragile Channels, Hard Power: The New Phase of U.S.-Iran Confrontation

Has Ebola Globalised Congo’s War?

Was Venezuela the Prelude to a Trap for Iran?

Why the 2026 U.S. Midterms Will Force Australia to Hedge Harder

The Phone Calls Are Happening, But a Deal Isn’t?

Tobacco Lobby Steps Brussels Push as EU Rewrites Rules

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