Trump has brought currency valuation into the campaign spotlight, when it should be free market forces that balance and re-evaluate the currency with status as the world's main means of exchangern
Joe Biden is using his 50 years of networking behind the scenes to get his vice-president the Democratic nod. There is a lot still to do, but the road ahead suddenly looks clearer.
In his new book 'Remember This Day Forever: Trump from Presidency to Rebellion', journalist Hussein Jaradi outlines the very real dangers of the sharp divisions ahead of the upcoming US election
The US has been gripped by a Constitutional case that could have a big bearing on the election with a looming ruling a national issue. It has major implications for America's divisive politics.
Only the large mobilisation of voters who rejected Trump enabled Biden to win in 2020. And with his age and centrist politics, he may be unable to mobilise enthusiastic support from the left.
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
From Yemen and Syria to Sudan and Libya, there is a concerted effort to reassert state authority and thwart moves toward the proliferation of quasi-states and fragmentation
A decisive Syrian military campaign, coupled with diplomatic pressure from Türkiye, the US, and Israel, has forced the SDF into a far-reaching integration deal with Damascus
This could be a decisive year for Beijing as long-running strategies collide with harsher geopolitical realities. The outcomes will shape global power balances well beyond 2026.