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A referendum on Marine Le Pen: Sunday's elections to the French senate showed a populist victory is possible in the 2027 presidential race

A referendum on Marine Le Pen: Sunday's elections to the French senate showed a populist victory is possible in the 2027 presidential race

Sergei Mikhaylov

A useful ritual: Why authoritarian regimes still need elections — and why Russia’s model is weakening

A useful ritual: Why authoritarian regimes still need elections — and why Russia’s model is weakening

Alexander Finiarel

New pharaohs: How Egypt combines high tourism numbers with the world’s largest population of political prisoners

New pharaohs: How Egypt combines high tourism numbers with the world’s largest population of political prisoners

Board without peace: The club of Trump’s friends has made no progress on Gaza peace settlement

Board without peace: The club of Trump’s friends has made no progress on Gaza peace settlement

Trump franchise: Right-wing populists are taking control of Latin America

Trump franchise: Right-wing populists are taking control of Latin America

Generals vs. Netanyahu: Israel’s election is turning into a real political war

Generals vs. Netanyahu: Israel’s election is turning into a real political war

Marianna Belenkaya

Mobilization 2.0: Is it inevitable, and what can Putin actually achieve?

Mobilization 2.0: Is it inevitable, and what can Putin actually achieve?

Kim pro quo: North Korea is emerging from international isolation by backing Russia’s war in Ukraine

Kim pro quo: North Korea is emerging from international isolation by backing Russia’s war in Ukraine

Arseniy Borisov

Back to a brighter future: The left is set to return to power in Sweden after the failure of right-wing reforms

Back to a brighter future: The left is set to return to power in Sweden after the failure of right-wing reforms

An unmanned army: Hezbollah terrorists are using UAVs to hold off Israel’s superior forces

An unmanned army: Hezbollah terrorists are using UAVs to hold off Israel’s superior forces

Veaceslav Epureanu

The lame duck’s swan song: Why Trump’s final two years in office could be his most chaotic period yet

The lame duck’s swan song: Why Trump’s final two years in office could be his most chaotic period yet

More freedom, more order: The integration of migrants works better in countries where newcomers face fewer restrictions

More freedom, more order: The integration of migrants works better in countries where newcomers face fewer restrictions

Alexander Finiarel

General AI: How artificial intelligence became a key tool for the Ukrainian military

General AI: How artificial intelligence became a key tool for the Ukrainian military

Missile independence: Can Ukraine produce its own ballistic weapons and air defense interceptors at scale?

Missile independence: Can Ukraine produce its own ballistic weapons and air defense interceptors at scale?

Eurasian divorce: Moscow and Yerevan are replacing their alliance with mutual sanctions

Eurasian divorce: Moscow and Yerevan are replacing their alliance with mutual sanctions

Arthur Khachatryan

The dragon spreads its wings: China is balancing between rival powers to expand its influence

The dragon spreads its wings: China is balancing between rival powers to expand its influence

Zhou Zhongzheng

The prodigal candidate returns: Marine Le Pen's political comeback and the battle for 2027

The prodigal candidate returns: Marine Le Pen's political comeback and the battle for 2027

Sergei Mikhaylov

The unpopular populist: Why Nigel Farage’s Reform UK is losing support

The unpopular populist: Why Nigel Farage’s Reform UK is losing support

Hawks, isolationists, and real estate developers: Inside the factions battling to shape U.S. foreign policy

Hawks, isolationists, and real estate developers: Inside the factions battling to shape U.S. foreign policy

Candidates to succeed? Why it will be difficult for Trump to pass the MAGA torch

Candidates to succeed? Why it will be difficult for Trump to pass the MAGA torch

Exodus polls: Russian immigrants to determine Netanyahu’s future

Exodus polls: Russian immigrants to determine Netanyahu’s future

Marianna Belenkaya

Philanthropist who inspires fear: How George Soros became the political right’s chief enemy worldwide

Philanthropist who inspires fear: How George Soros became the political right’s chief enemy worldwide

Reckless pioneers: Jewish religious extremists are trying to annex Syrian and Lebanese territory

Reckless pioneers: Jewish religious extremists are trying to annex Syrian and Lebanese territory

De-crudeification: How Ukraine’s strike campaign on Russian oil refineries is changing the war

De-crudeification: How Ukraine’s strike campaign on Russian oil refineries is changing the war

Veaceslav Epureanu

Ekaterina Mereminskaya

Friends like these: How the Taliban came to be Moscow’s strategic ally in Central Asia

Friends like these: How the Taliban came to be Moscow’s strategic ally in Central Asia

European Commissioner Kubilius: EU’s Article 42.7 on collective defense may be even more effective than NATO’s Article 5

European Commissioner Kubilius: EU’s Article 42.7 on collective defense may be even more effective than NATO’s Article 5

The Shiite trap: How Israel got stuck in Lebanon

The Shiite trap: How Israel got stuck in Lebanon

“If Trump couldn’t topple the regime, how are we supposed to?”: Political life in Iran is still anything but calm

“If Trump couldn’t topple the regime, how are we supposed to?”: Political life in Iran is still anything but calm

Baghdad burglars: The new Iraqi prime minister’s anti-corruption drive could hurt Russian interests

Baghdad burglars: The new Iraqi prime minister’s anti-corruption drive could hurt Russian interests

One foot in NATO: Ukraine is becoming a key cog in Europe’s defense industry

One foot in NATO: Ukraine is becoming a key cog in Europe’s defense industry

Federico Borsari

Surface-to-shed missile: How the Oreshnik went from a fearsome “wonder weapon” to a symbol of Russia’s empty threats

Surface-to-shed missile: How the Oreshnik went from a fearsome “wonder weapon” to a symbol of Russia’s empty threats

Veaceslav Epureanu

Power vacuum: Trump is dismantling the security architecture in the Balkans

Power vacuum: Trump is dismantling the security architecture in the Balkans

Yulia Petrovskaya

Onward to the victory of capitalism: Why Cuba is rapidly dismantling Fidel Castro’s legacy

Onward to the victory of capitalism: Why Cuba is rapidly dismantling Fidel Castro’s legacy

Roger is jollier than ever: Trump’s policies are making Somali piracy great again

Roger is jollier than ever: Trump’s policies are making Somali piracy great again

“I looked at the gas shortages and closed my cafe before I went broke”: Russian-occupied Crimea is bracing for a summer without fuel

“I looked at the gas shortages and closed my cafe before I went broke”: Russian-occupied Crimea is bracing for a summer without fuel

Sergei Shestakov

Roads of death: Ukrainian strikes on transport corridors are disrupting Russia’s military logistics

Roads of death: Ukrainian strikes on transport corridors are disrupting Russia’s military logistics

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