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Locked and loaded: what is Trump's endgame in Iran?

Whether American military action triggers a rapid collapse of Iran's regime or gradually erodes it over time, all paths lead to one destination: the end of the Islamic Republic

Futoshi Matsumoto 29 January 2026

Does Trump's Board of Peace spell the end of the UN?

Fares Garabet 28 January 2026
Reuters-Al Majalla

Six factors shaping Trump’s calculus on Iran

From a US military build-up in the region to Trump's growing unpopularity at home, several factors could influence his decision on whether or not to attack

Brian Katulis 27 January 2026
Karagh Byrne

Jens-Frederik Nielsen: the Greenlandic premier standing up to Trump

Trump made no secret of his desire for the US to 'own' Greenland and has threatened to take over the frigid Arctic island 'the easy way or the hard way', but its people do not want to become American

Con Coughlin 25 January 2026
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Will US involvement change Venezuela’s role in OPEC?

Its role within the group is likely to remain institutional rather than operational in the near term, but its status as a founding member continues to carry historical and symbolic weight

Faisal Faeq 24 January 2026
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney shakes hands with President of China Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on Friday, 16 January 2026. Sean Kilpatrick/Pool via REUTERS

Geoeconomic concerns top Global Risk Report

This year's WEF report says that rules and institutions that have long underpinned stability are under siege in a new era in which trade, finance and technology are wielded as weapons of influence

Majalla 22 January 2026
US President Donald Trump speaks during a reception with business leaders on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on 21 January 2026. Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP

In Davos, a tale of two speeches

Trump follows Greenland threats by announcing a "future deal," while Canada's prime minister describes it all as a "rupture in the world order"

Ravi Agrawal 22 January 2026
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House on 28 February 2025. Shutterstock

One year of Trump 2.0: the age of MAGA imperialism?

From kidnapping Venezuela's president to proposing the annexation of Greenland, Trump appears to be the most 'imperialist' leader the US has had in decades

Christopher Phillips 20 January 2026

Trump throws peace to the wind

Fares Garabet 14 January 2026
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The Donroe Doctrine and the new hemispheric order

Pressure builds on Venezuela after Trump appoints himself 'acting president'. With Colombia, Mexico and Cuba seemingly also in the line of fire, they will be closely watching what happens in Caracas.

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra 13 January 2026
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Lebanon-Israel talks: diplomacy under bombs

20 May 2026

Beyond Israel's immediate security aims lies a much larger struggle over Lebanon's future—one that will unfold over years, in multiple stages, and cannot be reduced to a simple question of force.

Michael Horowitz
Lamine Yamal raises the Palestinian flag during Barcelona's celebrations of their Spanish League title in Barcelona, ​​2026. AP
Culture & Social Affairs

How Gaza pushed Israel out of Europe’s moral order

18 May 2026

Football star Lamine Yamal's hoisting of Palestine's flag, and the Eurovision audience's booing of Israel's contestant, show how Israel has lost its PR edge

Shadi Alaa Aldin
Axel Rangel Garcia
Politics

Why the US clings to a failed siege strategy in Cuba

15 May 2026

Crippling US sanctions on Havana were designed to force regime change, but six decades of crippling embargo have only cemented it

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra
A gas facility off the Suez Desert Road outside Cairo, Egypt, on 1 September 2020.
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Business & Economy

Egypt repays energy firms with an eye on self sufficiency

19 May 2026

Cairo hopes to gain the trust of partners through its regular payments to energy firms, so that they will be more inclined to invest in gas exploration activities

Sharif Mohammad
Mark Smith
Politics

The philosopher king of Palantir: Alex Karp says the quiet part out loud on X

18 May 2026

The tech CEO's manifesto, where he champions US military dominance and the use of AI weapons, has been described by some as the 'ramblings of a supervillain'

Bryn Haworth

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