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From beef ribs to a ‘heavenly’ walk: Xi‑Trump summit symbolism underscored American power and Chinese tradition
China’s President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump visit the Temple of Heaven in Beijing on May…
Why The CLOUD Act And Geopolitics Are Forcing A Data Sovereignty Reckoning In Europe
A professional analysis by Totus Technologies For the past decade, the conversation around European data sovereignty has followed…
Middle East conflict looks increasingly like a war nobody can win
Bamo Nouri, City St George’s, University of London and Inderjeet Parmar, City St George’s, University of London…
Why hasn’t the US military used force to secure the Strait of Hormuz?
The Conversation, CC BY-SA Justin Bergman, The Conversation; Matt Garrow, The Conversation, and Mitchell Costello, The Conversation Since…
The global price tag of war in the Middle East
The US-Israeli war with Iran has generated a media economy of its own, dominated by body counts, bomb…
Winter Olympic security tightens as US-European tensions grow
Keith Rathbone, Macquarie University Since the murder of 11 Israeli hostages at the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, security…
Global power struggles over the ocean’s finite resources call for creative diplomacy
Jonas Gamso, Arizona State University and Hossain Ahmed Taufiq, Arizona State University Oceans shape everyday life in powerful…
A predawn op in Latin America? The US has been here before, but the seizure of Venezuela’s Maduro is still unprecedented
A motorcycle rides past graffiti depicting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas on Jan. 3, 2026. Juan Barreto/AFP…
Thirty years after the Balkans peace deal, a different US leadership is fumbling the war in Ukraine
The Dayton accords, signed in December 1995, ended three years of bitter conflict in the Balkans. Stefan Wolff,…
Trump’s Gaza peace plan: A bit of the old, a bit of the new – and the same stumbling blocks
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrive for a joint news conference at the…
New Trump tariffs: early modelling shows most economies lose – the US more than many
Getty Images Niven Winchester, Auckland University of Technology The global rollercoaster ride of United States trade tariffs has…
What Trump’s decision to send more weapons to Ukraine will mean for the war
The US president, Donald Trump, talks with the Nato secretary general, Mark Rutte, in the Oval Office as…
One ‘big, beautiful’ reason why Republicans in Congress just can’t quit Donald Trump
The U.S. Capitol is seen shortly after the Senate passed its version of the One Big Beautiful Bill…
Trump demands an end to the war in Gaza – could a ceasefire be close?
Anas-Mohammed/Shutterstock Marika Sosnowski, The University of Melbourne Hopes are rising that Israel and Hamas could be inching closer…
US and Iran have a long, complicated history, spanning decades before US strikes on nuclear sites
People observe fire and smoke from an Israeli airstrike on an oil depot in Tehran, Iran, on June…
The commitment trap: How Israel, Iran and the US risk becoming prisoners to policies
Israel and Iran have long been locked in a path toward conflict. Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images Andrew…
US bombs Iran’s nuclear sites: What led to Trump pulling the trigger – and what happens next?
US President Donald Trump addresses the nation on Iran strikes on June 21, 2025. Carlos Barria/AFP via Getty…
Iran-Israel ‘threshold war’ has rewritten nuclear escalation rules
Smoke rises from locations targeted in Tehran amid the third day of Israel’s waves of strikes against Iran,…
How Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church’s foreign policy
When the late Pope Francis first stepped on to the balcony of Saint Peter’s Basilica following his election…
Why has Trump launched so many tariffs and will it cause a recession? Expert Q&A
Donald Trump has always talked about how much he likes tariffs. And on April 2 2025, he showed…
Trump’s desire to ‘un-unite’ Russia and China is unlikely to work – in fact, it could well backfire
Is the U.S. angling for a repeat of the Sino-Russian split? Presidents Xi Jinping of China and Russia’s…
Is Trump’s assault on Canada bringing Québec and the rest of the country closer together?
People take part in an International Women’s Rights Day rally outside the U.S. Consulate in Montréal on March…
Is Trump changing tack on ending the war in Ukraine?
Trump has threatened to impose more sanctions and tariffs on Russia if Putin fails to make a deal…
Trade, tariffs and transformation: Media leaders on Trump‘s return to the White House
Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on Monday, ushering in a…
The Key Takeaways From Donald Trump’s Inauguration Speech
Donald Trump has been sworn in as president of the US for a second term – and this…
After 54 years of brutal rule under the Assads, Syria is at a crossroads. Here are 4 priorities to avoid yet another war
Who could have predicted that after nearly 14 years of civil war and five years of stalemate, the…
Bashar al-Assad’s regime has fallen in Syria. How will this impact an already fractured region?
The swift and unexpected fall of the Syrian capital, Damascus, to Sunni opposition forces marks a pivotal moment…
What Trump’s reelection means for relations between regional rivals China and Japan
Photo Veterok / Shutterstock Lewis Eves, University of Essex Donald Trump was declared the winner of the US…
A Uniquely American Democracy Is The Winner
Win or lose, American voters can take solace in the fact that democracy won. In an era where…
What Trump might do in his second presidency and what it could mean for democracy
There is nothing more dangerous than an autocrat who has managed to dupe the public into thinking that…
How the Trump presidency might change the global economy
Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 election – and his threat to impose tariffs on all imports to…
Donald Trump wins election, renewing his efforts to remake America
Like many women, I’m having a horrible flashback. It’s 6 a.m. on Nov. 9, 2016 — the day…
Why vote for Harris or Trump? A cheat sheet on the candidates’ records, why their supporters like them and why picking one or the other makes sense
If you are still undecided and mulling your pick for president, there are clear differences between Republican presidential…
US election: what time do the polls close and when will the results be known? An expert explains
paseven / Shutterstock Richard Hargy, Queen’s University Belfast In November 2020, when Americans last went to the polls…
Americans are going to the polls. Here’s how the US election works
Tens of millions of voters in the United States are heading to the polls for the 2024 US…
US election: what a Trump victory would mean for the rest of the world
According to the United Nations 2024 is “the biggest election year in human history” with half of the…
The US Elections Is The World’s Most Undemocratic
The world continues to hold its breath as the United States’ voters prepare for the crucial 2024 Presidential…
So you don’t like Trump or Harris – here’s why it’s still best to vote for one of them
Many Americans are not thrilled with either of the two major-party candidates for president. As of Oct. 4,…
A year of escalating conflict in the Middle East has ushered in a new era of regional displacement
A year of conflict has ushered in a new era of mass displacement in the Middle East. Since…
UNGA 2024: What is the UN General Assembly and what happens at the meeting?
The United Nations General Assembly High-Level Week (UNGA) takes place in New York every September. Key discussion topics…
Starting with a handshake, presidential debate between Harris and Trump then turns fierce, and pointed
As the two presidential candidates entered the debate stage, Kamala Harris strode across it and offered her hand…
Framing NZ as first world country isn’t realistic
Framing New Zealand as an Oceanic country with strong Asian connections makes more sense than a frame derived…
What the 2024 Olympics tells us about global geopolitics
Since the Olympic Games in Paris began, the French president, Emmanuel Macron, has posted the statement “This is…
Killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh: What does it mean for the Gaza peace process?
The killing of Hamas political chief, Ismail Haniyeh, in an airstrike is likely to mean ceasefire negotiations in…
Biden Drops Out Of Presidential Race
Until 1968, presidential candidates were picked by party conventions – a process revived by Biden’s withdrawal from race President…
‘One inch from a potential civil war’ – near miss in Trump shooting is also a close call for American democracy
U.S. Secret Service agents help former President Donald Trump offstage during a rally on July 13, 2024, in…
Keir Starmer: What we know about Britain’s new prime minister and how he will lead
Mark Bennister, University of Lincoln and Ben Worthy, Birkbeck, University of London All prime ministers bring their own…
The Truth About Britain’s Broken Economy
This documentary, Skint: The Truth About Britain’s Broken Economy, investigates why the UK economy seems to be failing…
Biden crashes, Trump lies: A campaign-defining presidential debate
With four months to go until Election Day, the earliest-ever general election debate featured two presidents – one…
End of Lee Era for Singapore as PM Steps Down
Singapore’s long-serving Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has stepped down, marking the end of a political era for…