POLITICSA referendum on Marine Le Pen: Sunday's elections to the French senate showed a populist victory is possible in the 2027 presidential raceSergei MikhaylovOctober 2, 2026
POLITICSA useful ritual: Why authoritarian regimes still need elections — and why Russia’s model is weakeningAFAlexander FiniarelOctober 1, 2026
POLITICSNew pharaohs: How Egypt combines high tourism numbers with the world’s largest population of political prisonersKOKaryna OlykovaSeptember 29, 2026
POLITICSBoard without peace: The club of Trump’s friends has made no progress on Gaza peace settlementKOKaryna OlykovaSeptember 29, 2026
POLITICSTrump franchise: Right-wing populists are taking control of Latin AmericaEZEmma ZolyanSeptember 24, 2026
POLITICSGenerals vs. Netanyahu: Israel’s election is turning into a real political warMarianna BelenkayaSeptember 18, 2026
POLITICSMobilization 2.0: Is it inevitable, and what can Putin actually achieve?AKAnna KuraginaSeptember 18, 2026
POLITICSKim pro quo: North Korea is emerging from international isolation by backing Russia’s war in UkraineArseniy BorisovSeptember 15, 2026
POLITICSBack to a brighter future: The left is set to return to power in Sweden after the failure of right-wing reformsEZEmma ZolyanSeptember 11, 2026
POLITICSAn unmanned army: Hezbollah terrorists are using UAVs to hold off Israel’s superior forcesVEVeaceslav EpureanuSeptember 7, 2026
POLITICSThe lame duck’s swan song: Why Trump’s final two years in office could be his most chaotic period yetAKAlex KreynSeptember 1, 2026
POLITICSMore freedom, more order: The integration of migrants works better in countries where newcomers face fewer restrictionsAFAlexander FiniarelSeptember 1, 2026
POLITICSGeneral AI: How artificial intelligence became a key tool for the Ukrainian militaryAKAnna KuraginaAugust 27, 2026
POLITICSMissile independence: Can Ukraine produce its own ballistic weapons and air defense interceptors at scale?AKAnna KuraginaAugust 27, 2026
POLITICSEurasian divorce: Moscow and Yerevan are replacing their alliance with mutual sanctionsAKArthur KhachatryanAugust 25, 2026
POLITICSThe dragon spreads its wings: China is balancing between rival powers to expand its influenceZZZhou ZhongzhengAugust 21, 2026
POLITICSThe prodigal candidate returns: Marine Le Pen's political comeback and the battle for 2027Sergei MikhaylovAugust 21, 2026
POLITICSThe unpopular populist: Why Nigel Farage’s Reform UK is losing supportEWErnst WorthingAugust 18, 2026
POLITICSHawks, isolationists, and real estate developers: Inside the factions battling to shape U.S. foreign policyEZEmma ZolyanAugust 11, 2026
POLITICSCandidates to succeed? Why it will be difficult for Trump to pass the MAGA torchAKAlex KreynAugust 5, 2026
POLITICSExodus polls: Russian immigrants to determine Netanyahu’s futureMarianna BelenkayaAugust 3, 2026
POLITICSPhilanthropist who inspires fear: How George Soros became the political right’s chief enemy worldwideThe InsiderJuly 31, 2026
POLITICSReckless pioneers: Jewish religious extremists are trying to annex Syrian and Lebanese territoryKOKaryna OlykovaJuly 31, 2026
POLITICSDe-crudeification: How Ukraine’s strike campaign on Russian oil refineries is changing the warVEVeaceslav EpureanuEkaterina MereminskayaJuly 30, 2026
POLITICSFriends like these: How the Taliban came to be Moscow’s strategic ally in Central AsiaSSSasha SlobodovJuly 29, 2026
POLITICSEuropean Commissioner Kubilius: EU’s Article 42.7 on collective defense may be even more effective than NATO’s Article 5The InsiderJuly 29, 2026
POLITICS“If Trump couldn’t topple the regime, how are we supposed to?”: Political life in Iran is still anything but calmMVMaria VolokhJuly 21, 2026
POLITICSBaghdad burglars: The new Iraqi prime minister’s anti-corruption drive could hurt Russian interestsKOKaryna OlykovaJuly 20, 2026
POLITICSOne foot in NATO: Ukraine is becoming a key cog in Europe’s defense industryFederico BorsariJuly 13, 2026
POLITICSSurface-to-shed missile: How the Oreshnik went from a fearsome “wonder weapon” to a symbol of Russia’s empty threatsVEVeaceslav EpureanuJuly 13, 2026
POLITICSPower vacuum: Trump is dismantling the security architecture in the BalkansYulia PetrovskayaJuly 9, 2026
POLITICSOnward to the victory of capitalism: Why Cuba is rapidly dismantling Fidel Castro’s legacyRLRita LevinaJuly 7, 2026
POLITICSRoger is jollier than ever: Trump’s policies are making Somali piracy great againKOKaryna OlykovaJuly 6, 2026
POLITICS“I looked at the gas shortages and closed my cafe before I went broke”: Russian-occupied Crimea is bracing for a summer without fuelSergei ShestakovJuly 3, 2026
POLITICSRoads of death: Ukrainian strikes on transport corridors are disrupting Russia’s military logisticsAKAnna KuraginaJune 25, 2026
