From an international perspective, the ongoing US government shutdown is a perplexing spectacle of political dysfunction that raises questions about the stability and reliability of a global superpower. The repeated failure of the Senate, including another unsuccessful vote on Wednesday, to perform the basic task of funding its own government is a source of both astonishment and concern for allies and adversaries alike.
For many...
A potential ceasefire agreement in Gaza hinges on a significant Israeli military pullback in exchange for the release of all hostages, a plan that US officials say is nearly finalized. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the deal, which would see Israeli forces return to the "yellow line" position of mid-August, is "90 per cent done."
This proposed hostage-for-withdrawal pact is the cornerstone of...
The Netherlands is witnessing a high-stakes constitutional showdown between its government and its judiciary, with the fate of F-35 fighter jet part shipments to...
A particularly audacious element of the Trump administration's university proposal—the move to dictate endowment spending—has created a potential dilemma for the very benefactors who...
If the Trump administration agrees to China's demand to "oppose" Taiwanese independence, Beijing will immediately weaponize the concession in a global propaganda war. The...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed an unexpected harvest from the fields of war, suggesting that the conflict with Hezbollah has yielded a surprising...
A clash of diplomatic titans occurred in London as President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer sparred publicly over the correct strategy for...
The Peter Mandelson scandal reveals a fundamental failure of political imagination within the government. It appears that Downing Street was simply unable to foresee...
As major pharmaceutical companies scale back their UK operations, a new fear is emerging: a potential "brain drain" of the nation's top scientific talent....
NATO has displayed remarkable unity in its swift pledges of military aid to Poland, yet President Donald Trump's comment that the drone breach "could...
Peter Mandelson has unveiled a clear and daring strategy with one central objective: to make the United Kingdom "too important to ignore." His recent...
