Can Spain’s Migrant Crackdown in Ceuta Undermine Europe’s Asylum Rights?
Spain’s efforts to clear a growing migrant backlog in its North African enclave of Ceuta are raising concerns over asylum rights, alleged forced deportations...
Can Trump’s Push for Peace Stop Russia’s Winter Assault on Ukraine?
Russian strikes killed four people in Ukraine, including two elderly residents in the northeastern Kharkiv region, as attacks targeted energy infrastructure and civilian sites...
Can APEC’s New Economic Coordination Plan Shield Asia-Pacific From Global Risks?
Finance ministers from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum have agreed to strengthen economic policy coordination and financial systems as the region faces mounting...
Could North Korea’s Border Threats Trigger a New Clash With South Korea?
North Korea has ordered its border troops to take “prompt and resolute action” if South Korean forces threaten their safety, raising the risk of...
Trading the Border for the Ministries: Europe’s Quiet Exit From Armenia’s Strategic Terrain
On 19 February 2027, the mandate of the European Union Mission in Armenia expires. The date has attracted little attention outside Yerevan and Baku,...
Can Wall Street’s Selloff Convince the Fed to Hold Interest Rates?
Financial market volatility is beginning to tighten US financial conditions, potentially helping the Federal Reserve curb inflation without further interest rate increases. However, the...
Can Zelenskiy Repair Ties With Trump as US-Russia Relations Warm?
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was due to meet US special envoy Steve Witkoff in Oslo on Tuesday as Kyiv seeks to repair deteriorating relations...
Can France Contain the Protests as New Demonstrations Loom?
France remained calm overnight under targeted curfews following a weekend of violence and looting, but fresh demonstrations planned for Saturday are testing the government's...
Why Is South Korea Withdrawing More Diplomats From Ukraine?
South Korea will withdraw additional embassy personnel from Ukraine amid a diplomatic dispute over the disclosure of two captured North Korean soldiers transferred to...
Could China-US Naval Tensions in the South China Sea Trigger a Wider Standoff?
China has deployed naval forces to monitor a US warship near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, while a separate maritime confrontation...