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Buenos Aires' Stock Exchange, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Getty)
Business & Economy

Emerging Markets Aren’t Out of the Woods Yet

Emerging markets had abumpy2018. Over the summer, Argentina and Turkey saw their currencies fall sharply as their economies ran into trouble…

Agustín Carstens and Hyun Song Shin 19 April , 2019
British Prime Minister Theresa May and German Chancellor Angela Merkel share a joke at a round table meeting on April 10, 2019 in Brussels, Belgium. (Getty)
Politics

Brexit: Brought to You By Continental Europe

Ever since June 23, 2016, British media outlets have sounded a constant drumbeat of reporting on the complexities of Britain exit from the EU. Three…

Ali El Shamy and Yasmine El Geressi 19 April , 2019
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks while introducing health care legislation titled the 'Medicare for All Act of 2019' with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), during a news conference on Capitol Hill, on April 9, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Getty)
Politics

Fault Lines Emerge Within the U.S. Democratic Party

As the contest for Democratic presidential nominee gains steam, several progressive voices within the party have floated aggressive proposals…

Joseph Braude 19 April , 2019
The Fall of Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Politics

The Fall of Abdelaziz Bouteflika

The movement began with chants of “No fifth mandate!”Abdelaziz Bouteflika, president ofAlgeriasince 1999 and just shy of his 82nd birthday,…

James McDougall 19 April , 2019
Can Change UK Break Up the British Two-Party System?
Politics

Can Change UK Break Up the British Two-Party System?

The historianRichard Hofstadteronce observed that “third parties are like bees: once they have stung, they…

Anand Menon and Alan Wager 19 April , 2019
Have Turkey’s Elections Produced a Challenger to Erdogan?
Politics

Have Turkey’s Elections Produced a Challenger to Erdogan?

On the eve of Istanbul’s mayoral election, opposition candidateEkrem Imamogluwas drawing small crowds of the party faithful to low-key campaign…

Ayla Jean Yackley 19 April , 2019
Libyan leader Moamer Gaddafi listens to his private secretary Bashir Al Shrkawi also known as Bashir Saleh at the opening session of the Arab summit in Sharm el-Sheikh on the southern tip of Egypt's Sinai peninsula 01 March 2003. (Getty)
Politics

Libya and the Case of its Smuggled Funds

Ghassan Salame: “There is a new millionaire every day in Libya, and the middle class is shrinking day by day …and the political…

Salem Abu Dhahir 13 April , 2019
Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn (L) and Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May (R) (Getty)

Has Brexit Broken British Politics?

The British political system has never looked more broken. While the Iraq war, the 2008 financial crisis, and the 2009MP's expenses scandal were…

Yasmine El Geressi 12 April , 2019
Ukrainian presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends the rehearsal of his comedy show Liga Smeha (League of Laughter) on March 19, 2019 in Kiev, Ukraine. (Getty)
Politics

The President vs. The Comedian

On April 21Ukraine will hold the second round of presidential elections. The voters will have to decide between giving their current president a…

Maia Otarashvili 12 April , 2019
Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin on September 11, 2018 in Vladivostok, Russia. (Getty)
Politics

Are Russia and China Really Forming an Alliance?

In March of 1969, Chinese troops ambushed and killed a Soviet border patrol on an island near the Chinese-Russian border. Fighting on and near the…

Leon Aron 13 April , 2019
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Pete Reynolds
Politics

Israel’s election may not end its political crisis

26, Oct 2026

With a complex election setup and the deep polarisation that has plagued Israel in recent years, expect prolonged political deadlock

Michael Horowitz
Russian President Vladimir Putin greets Rwanda's Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva during a welcoming ceremony for participants of the Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow, Russia, on 28 October 2026. Igor Ivanko/REUTERS
Business & Economy

Russia-Africa summit: ambitions and challenges

29, Oct 2026

Amid competition for influence and resources, Russia knows that Africa is a market with potential. For African states, Russian companies are still of interest, but the value equation needs to change

Rana Freifer
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Politics

Lula defies Latin America’s pro-Trump wave

28, Oct 2026

Brazil's left-wing president won a historic fourth term in office

Catherine Osborn
Anne-Claire Legendre, the newly appointed president of the Institut du monde arabe, poses for a portrait at the institute’s headquarters in Paris, on 18 February, 2026 AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

Anne-Claire Legendre’s vision for the Institut du monde arabe

29, Oct 2026

As the institute approaches its 40th anniversary, its president outlines a new vision for cultural collaboration between the Arab world and Europe

Elie Kossaifi
President Masoud Pezeshkian (R) greeting Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi (R), in Tehran on 18 May 2025. Iranian Presidency / AFP
Politics

Afghanistan: Iran's strategic depth card in Central Asia

28, Oct 2026

Once nurtured by Pakistan, the Taliban now works closely with Iran, much to the delight of Russia and China

Kamal Alam

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