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Supreme Court Keeps Redrawing the Boundaries of Power
The Court’s latest term has widened the gap between federal restraint and executive ambition, handing Donald Trump a partial defeat on birthright citizenship while also expanding state power on transg
The New Gatekeepers of Intelligence
Big tech’s AI race has become a contest over power, not just performance: who controls the models, the cloud, the devices, and the data. As regulation hardens on both sides of the Atlantic, OpenAI, An
Across Africa, the democratic mood is hardening
From Tanzania’s rally ban to Senegal’s institutional tug-of-war, political systems across the continent are tightening rather than opening. The pattern suggests a new phase of governance: less contest
The EU’s Internal Market Is Big. Its Economic Problem Is Bigger.
Europe remains a vast economic space, but scale alone is not producing the dynamism its leaders want. The bloc’s real challenge is turning regulation-heavy integration into faster growth, deeper inves
Turkey’s Somalia bet is becoming a blueprint for African power politics
Ankara’s deepening military and economic footprint in Somalia is no longer a narrow bilateral project. It is now a test case for how external powers are rewriting influence in the Horn of Africa.
Europe’s Ukraine Consensus Is Under Strain
The EU’s political unity on Ukraine has held up remarkably well, but it is no longer frictionless. Historical disputes, national memory, and enlargement politics are beginning to test a coalition that
Sudan’s war is drifting toward a wider collapse
Drone warfare is turning parts of Sudan into a trap for civilians, with El Obeid now under intense pressure and displacement rising fast. The conflict is no longer just a battle for territory; it is a
Nigeria’s hunger crisis is now a national security problem
More than 17 million people in northern Nigeria are facing severe hunger as violence, displacement and funding cuts collide. What was once treated as a humanitarian emergency is now a broader failure
Europe’s Social Contract Is Getting More Expensive
Europe’s political class still speaks the language of welfare, protection, and inclusion, but the cost of preserving that model is rising fast. Aging societies, tighter budgets, and migration pressure
Europe’s Strategic Illusion Is Collapsing
The European Union is talking more openly than ever about “strategic autonomy,” but the gap between ambition and capacity remains wide. With Washington less predictable and security threats rising, Eu
The New Pharmacology of Hope
Medicine in 2026 is being remade by two opposing forces: the thrilling arrival of genuinely novel drugs, and the stubborn complexity of the diseases they are meant to tame. From oral GLP-1s and next-g
The World Economy’s Thin Ice: Inflation, Tariffs, and the Return of Policy Panic
The global economy is no longer collapsing, but neither is it healthy. Inflation has stopped falling, growth is weakening, and a new mix of tariffs, war shocks and supply-chain fragmentation is pushin
