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Gas Diplomacy Ends the Stalemate, EU Targets Russia Again
A watered-down 21st sanctions package shows the EU can still act against Moscow unanimously, but…
Pressed by Multiple Crises, Saudi Arabia Scrambles Toward the UAE
Coordinated messages of Gulf brotherhood cannot hide the imbalance underneath. Riyadh badly misjudged how many…
Trump’s Nuclear pact with Saudi Arabia is a gift for Iran’s negotiators
Washington has approved a 30-year nuclear pact with Riyadh that leaves the door to enrichment…
The Election That Could Rewrite German Politics
Germany was supposed to be the country immune to the populist wave sweeping the West.…
How the War on Terror Paved the Way for American Autocracy
A leading global democracy tracker says the US has fallen further and faster than Hungary…
Franco German Race Against the Le Pen Clock
But both leaders framed their urgency as a matter of economic necessity, not a way…
Europe’s Israel Trade Deal is Testing Whether “United” Still Means Anything in Brussels
The failure to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement exposes a deeper crisis: a Union that…
Will Israel Elect Netanyahu Again?
After 33 months of war bought him time, an inconclusive fight with Iran and a…
The Antiwar Message Russia’s Election System Is Trying To Ignore
United Russia will win in September; that part isn't in question. What's contested is whether…
Europe’s Russia Sanctions Front Begins to Fracture
The unravelling of unanimity over the EU's 21st sanctions package is less a diplomatic hiccup…
The Race to Stop Le Pen
Le Pen Favoured Against Mélenchon, but Philippe Emerges as Her Biggest Threat The possibility that…
Sudan’s Army Used Chemical Weapon Once, Impunity Guarantees It Happens Again
The verified record shows Sudan’s army used chemical weapons in 2024, and its refusal to…