Emptying the Embassies: Russia’s Campaign Against Kyiv as a Functioning Capital
Two Bridges and a Warning
At about 11:30 on 1 October, a Russian jet drone struck Kyiv's Southern Bridge while a metro train was crossing...
Greenland Can Choose Independence, But Can It Choose What Comes After?
The Greenland crisis appears to have ended with signatures rather than confrontation. On September 22, 2026, the United States, Denmark and Greenland signed a...
Can Europe Reform Fast Enough to Avoid a Long-Term Economic Decline?
The European Union has spent the past two years discussing how to restore its economic competitiveness. The harder question is whether it can implement...
Indonesia’s Rising Digital Power: From Market Influence to Global Coordination
In June 2026, Indonesia's Deputy Minister of Communications and Digital Nezar Patria put Indonesia's share of ASEAN's digital economy at around 40 percent, a figure...
Why Chinese Studies in Egypt and the Middle East Matter to the Global South
Chinese Studies (Sinology) has undergone a radical transformation in recent years, no longer limited to the study of history and classical language but evolving...
Built to Be Announced, Not to Last: The Election Logic Behind a US–Iran Deal
Two Deadlines, One Date
Last Thursday, in Denton, Texas, Donald Trump said Iran is “ready to fold up” and that the war would be won...
Both Shores of the Bab el-Mandeb Are Now at War
A Charge Sheet Aimed at the Sea
On 29 September, Ethiopia's army chief, Field Marshal Birhanu Jula, told the country that its soldiers were fighting...
China Isn’t Building a New World Order. It’s Building a Majority in the Old One
Stalling Clubs, Growing Caucus
In mid-September Xi Jinping made his first visit to India in seven years for the BRICS summit in New Delhi. The...
Europe Can Pay for Rearmament. Its Weakest Budgets Can’t
Wages Frozen, Gas Doubled, Warships Wanted
On 1 October Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu unveiled €54 billion of savings in France's 2027 budget. They include a...
Rent the Coast, Don’t Pick a Side: The Horn of Africa’s Middle East Problem
Twenty Kilometres From Africa
On 11 September the Houthis took Mocha and Perim Island and completed their capture of Yemen's Red Sea coast. Iran's Yemeni...