The US is witnessing a brutal 'unchaining' of lone operators, with political violence no longer isolated incidents but a recurring phenomenon that feeds on itself
While the US public has long been supportive of Israel, its genocide in Gaza appears to have had a big effect, with most young Americans now outright hostile towards it
Key pillars include a land-for-peace deal and European-led security guarantees aimed at reducing American involvement. However, given Moscow and Kyiv's rigid positions, the war is likely to drag on.
Top global monetary policy makers grapple with political pressure and fragile labour markets while investors bet on lower borrowing costs, with the next five weeks key for a range of assets
Since 2016, the US economy has experienced dramatic swings in both real GDP growth and consumer price inflation. After a period of steady expansion under President Donald Trump’s first years in…
Putin heads to Alaska, marking his first visit to the US in a decade and his first meeting with a US president since June 2021, when he shook hands with Biden in Geneva
When states are attacked, authority gravitates towards institutions capable of mobilising resources, enforcing discipline, and coordinating a military response
Cairo and Tehran have been at loggerheads since 1979, but the Iranian threat has always acted as a check on Israeli ambitions. If Iran is completely defeated, Israel will reign supreme.
Even if it stays on the sidelines of the US-Iran war, the country is fragile. Unlike larger economies that can absorb shocks in global markets, it has little room to cushion the impact.