Date: September 22, 2026 Author: Zaki Laïdi Section: Politics & World Affairs Main Facts The political landscape of the Federal Republic of Germany is undergoing a profound and potentially destabilizing transformation. Recent electoral outcomes in eastern German states have sent shockwaves through Berlin and Brussels, confirming the steady, unyielding rise…
LONDON/LOS ANGELES — As President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping prepare for high-stakes bilateral talks in Washington this week, global policymakers are casting a nervous eye toward the intersection of geopolitics and emerging technology. While apocalyptic warnings concerning artificial intelligence—frequently dominated by cinematic scenarios of rogue, self-aware superintelligence…
By Pedro Abramovay and Julia Sakr-Tierney Published: September 21, 2026 Location: New York Introduction: The Erosion of Hegemony Through Force Far from bolstering United States dominance on the global stage, Donald Trump’s embrace of coercive militarism has systematically eroded it. In an era defined by hyper-connected information networks and complex…
WARSAW — For the better part of a decade, European Union policymakers have worn a path to Washington and Beijing, desperately seeking the secret sauce behind the runaway economic dynamism of the United States and the relentless industrial output of China. In plush Brussels boardrooms and late-night European Council summits,…
By Zongyuan Zoe Liu September 18, 2026 Main Facts In late August 2026, the United States Treasury Department launched what administration officials have aggressively branded as "Operation Economic Outcast," a sweeping financial containment strategy aimed at achieving the total isolation of the Iranian regime. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dramatically…
GENEVA/LONDON — For decades, the existential threat of a warming planet was treated by many wealthy nations as a distant prospect—a crisis projected onto future generations or marginalized regions. That illusion shattered over the course of a punishing summer. From devastating floods in Western Europe to unprecedented wildfires and record-breaking…
BRUSSELS — In a move that bridges nearly eight decades of European integration history, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has proposed the convening of a modern Congress of Europe. Citing the profound structural, economic, and geopolitical shocks currently testing the European Union’s resilience, von der Leyen’s initiative looks…
