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Trump widens the foreign-policy front as Iran pressure escalates
The administration is sending tougher proposals to Iran, signaling that diplomacy is now being paired with coercion. At the same time, Washington is using trade and security tools across the region, s
The USMCA review is turning into a test of America’s economic patience
What was supposed to be a routine review of the North American trade pact is now expected to become a high-stakes negotiation. The administration is preparing to demand more from Mexico and Canada, wh
The 2026 midterms are already becoming a national power struggle
The midterm elections are shaping up as the year’s defining political contest, with control of the House and 35 Senate seats on the line. That alone would make 2026 volatile; redistricting fights and
Streaming’s June Reckoning: Big Returns, Bigger Bets, and the New Economics of TV
June 2026 is arriving with a familiar streaming paradox: a crowded slate of prestige returns, franchise spinoffs and literary adaptations, but little certainty that abundance will translate into atten
The Great Rewiring of Gaming: How Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo Are Redrawing the Business of Play
Gaming’s biggest companies are no longer fighting over a single living room box. Microsoft is turning Xbox into a broader platform and subscription business, Sony is defending the premium-console mode
America’s New Culture War Is Happening in the Feed
The old battle lines of the American culture war have not disappeared; they have migrated into the scrollable, algorithmic spaces where identity is performed and punished in public. On campuses, in ch
Africa’s economy is being pulled between oil, debt, and the search for leverage
Some governments are betting on energy exports to fund growth, while the broader continent still faces the structural problem of thin fiscal space and fragile investment. Algeria’s latest oil deal sho
Health emergencies and digital misinformation are colliding with fragile states
From Ebola in eastern Congo to mpox in Angola, public health systems are under pressure in places already strained by conflict and weak logistics. At the same time, governments are confronting a new p
Africa’s politics in 2026: leaders test constitutional limits while voters watch the exits
Across the continent, incumbents are again probing how far they can stretch the rules without triggering a backlash. From the DRC to Ethiopia and beyond, the year is shaping up as a stress test for co
Sudan’s war keeps grinding, and the Sahel is still paying the price
The continent’s worst conflicts continue to spread their costs far beyond the battlefield. Sudan remains trapped in a devastating civil war, while insecurity across the Sahel is exhausting populations
Europe’s institutions are becoming climate, trade and security institutions at once
The EU’s legislative agenda is no longer neatly divided between environmental policy, market rules and strategic security. Brussels is increasingly governing those areas together, turning institution-
The world is splitting into rival poles, and Europe is losing its old comfort zone
Geopolitical assumptions that shaped Europe for decades are eroding fast. By 2026, the EU faces a more fragmented world where power is distributed across several competing blocs and none of them is bu
