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America’s Political Center Is Splitting Between Spectacle and Governing
The latest Washington coverage points to a capital consumed by drama while the basic work of governing becomes harder to see. That disconnect is reshaping how voters, officials and institutions interp
The New Domestic Divide: Security State at Home, Risk Abroad
The administration’s increasingly muscular posture abroad is reverberating inside the United States, where debates over security, immigration and executive power are sharpening. The country is being a
Trump’s Foreign-Policy Whiplash Puts Washington on Edge
The White House is signaling a dramatic reset abroad, with Iran, Cuba and Ukraine all suddenly in play. The result is a foreign policy defined less by doctrine than by presidential impulse and rapid-f
Treasury Tries to Calm a Nervous Economy, but Washington Has Its Own Costs
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s recent briefing came as markets and businesses kept watching Washington for signs of stability. The problem is that the administration’s political volatility is now
America’s Economy Is Slowing, Not Stalling — and That May Be the Most Dangerous Kind of Stability
The latest jobs data shows an economy still adding workers, but with less momentum and more unevenness beneath the surface. Consumer spending remains resilient, the dollar is unusually strong, and deb
The Year the Breach Became the Business Model
Cybercrime in 2026 is no longer a string of isolated intrusions but an industrial system: ransomware crews, data brokers, supply-chain thieves, and state-backed operators now borrow each other’s metho
The Next Frontier Is Already on the Launchpad
Space exploration is entering a phase defined less by spectacle than by systems: reusable rockets, robotic precursors, and a growing industrial base that is making deep-space ambition routine. At the
Europe’s Next Crisis May Be Social, Not Financial
Across the continent, the strain on households is increasingly visible in housing, public services and the politics of trust. What begins as an affordability problem quickly becomes a test of whether
Europe’s Security Debate Is Shifting East — and So Is the Political Center
The war on Europe’s eastern flank is still shaping the bloc’s strategic thinking, even as attention elsewhere competes for headlines. Across capitals, the question is no longer whether Europe must do
Europe’s Economy Is Hitting the Same Wall from Different Directions
The continent is confronting a familiar mix of sluggish growth, weak investment and uneven competitiveness, but the pressure is now sharper because external shocks are arriving at the same time as int
Brussels Wants More AI Power. Europe’s Grid Is Not So Sure.
The European Commission is pushing to expand the bloc’s computing power fast, arguing that Europe cannot fall behind the United States and China. But the race to build data centers is colliding with a
Africa’s resource race is back, but investors want stability first
Energy deals and mineral politics are returning to the center of Africa’s economic story. Yet governments are learning that capital is available only where risk is manageable and policy is predictable
