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Tue, 05/05/2026 - 11:42
Malaysia becomes the first country to cancel its tariff deal with the White House.
Mon, 04/05/2026 - 23:13
Trump’s latest gambit to reopen the Strait of Hormuz has inflamed the fragile cease-fire with Iran.
Mon, 04/05/2026 - 17:43
Ukraine and its partners are holding their breath to see what’s next for Patriot air defense missile deliveries.
Mon, 04/05/2026 - 17:07
The West ignores the warning signs in the Sahel at its own peril.
Mon, 04/05/2026 - 16:13
The so-called Tower fiasco took place in a very different Washington to today.
Thu, 30/04/2026 - 06:01
Societies will become richer, but history suggests that wealth may not be equally distributed.
Wed, 29/04/2026 - 23:38
The U.N. nuclear watchdog suspects that roughly half of Tehran’s stockpile is still at its Isfahan facility.
Wed, 29/04/2026 - 23:38
Congressional Democrats fought with the U.S. defense secretary over the war and military spending in a rare public hearing.
Wed, 29/04/2026 - 23:13
As New Delhi feels the crunch, diplomacy in Abu Dhabi hints at expanding green cooperation.
Wed, 29/04/2026 - 22:32
Why the World Bank’s quiet decision to move the South Asian country to its Middle East column is more than just a bureaucratic footnote.
Wed, 29/04/2026 - 20:22
Deals are being canceled as stockpiles run short.
Wed, 29/04/2026 - 20:06
Pretoria stakes high hopes on its controversial pick for ambassador to Washington.
Wed, 29/04/2026 - 19:32
Gita Gopinath on how countries can make themselves more resilient.
Wed, 29/04/2026 - 14:21
The fight against Russia is accomplishing what years of struggle against corruption couldn’t.
Wed, 29/04/2026 - 13:30
For the foreseeable future, successful statecraft will depend on hedging.
Wed, 29/04/2026 - 13:03
In a world of disorder, the bloc’s boring stability is suddenly attractive.
Wed, 29/04/2026 - 11:00
Washington has no good options for evacuating Americans in a crisis.
Wed, 29/04/2026 - 10:45
Friedrich Merz is, slowly but surely, putting his country on a new international footing.
Wed, 29/04/2026 - 07:00
An apparently off-the-cuff observation sparked consternation across the region.
Wed, 29/04/2026 - 00:23
The British monarch praises multilateral institutions in a pointed message to the Trump administration.
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