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After Tidö: What a centre-left Sweden would change for Europe
Magdalena Andersson of the Social Democrats is the favourite to become Sweden's next prime minister, but only after mont...
No location · Aug 31, 2026 · WedgetailHitting a High Point: The Australia-Indonesia 2+2
The significance of the 2+2 is the growing web of cooperation between Canberra and Jakarta.
No location · Aug 31, 2026 · WedgetailWhat Zheng He’s Changing Role Reveals About China’s Maritime Strategy
The historical figure has been invoked to advance different symbolic ends as Beijing’s goals and capabilities change.
No location · Aug 31, 2026 · WedgetailSanae Takaichi’s strong poll position masks a brittle mandate
Japan’s prime minister faces no election for years, but her economic agenda still has everything to prove.
No location · Aug 31, 2026 · WedgetailWong’s own logic makes the case for more Ukraine aid
Ukraine’s ambassador argues the Foreign Minister’s own framework is a case for backing Kyiv further.
No location · Aug 31, 2026 · WedgetailIn space, the UAE is choosing capabilities, not camps
Washington and Beijing frame space as a binary contest, but the UAE is quietly building capability from both.
No location · Aug 31, 2026 · WedgetailRebuilding Nepal without repeating the mistakes of 2015
The Himalayan flood exposed a risk that begins beyond Nepal’s borders – and demands a response that does too.
No location · Aug 31, 2026 · WedgetailMore Persecution of the Baha’i in Qatar
One might have thought that a Middle East war that has badly reduced Qatar’s natural gas exports and greatly harmed its ...
No location · Aug 31, 2026 · WedgetailJordan Sees Bigger Threat From Israel Than Iran
For Amman, Israeli annexation of the West Bank looms as an existential risk.
No location · Aug 31, 2026 · WedgetailHow kidnapping became an industry in Nigeria
Insecurity has been a pivotal issue in Nigerian elections for decades — underscoring governments’ inability to tackle th...
No location · Aug 31, 2026 · WedgetailWashington's Africa chief starts second trip to continent
The US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs will visit Zambia, Ethiopia, and Kenya from Aug. 30 to Sept. 10.
No location · Aug 31, 2026 · WedgetailIt’s Time to Rein in Trump’s ‘Wars on Terror’
Congress must act to address new and old executive abuses.
No location · Aug 31, 2026 · WedgetailZambia charges opposition leader with treason
The case that threatens to taint Lusaka’s image as a relatively stable southern African democracy.
No location · Aug 31, 2026 · WedgetailWestern hawks are pushing Ukraine to draft its women
Ukraine is already suffering a severe demographic crisis as a result of the decision to eschew peace talks and pursue mi...
No location · Aug 31, 2026 · WedgetailWhat Six Years as an Iran Hostage Taught Me About the Regime
Since the start of Operation Epic Fury, I have watched and listened to nearly every piece of news coverage and analysis ...
No location · Aug 31, 2026 · WedgetailAfter 25 Years, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Faces an Uncertain Future
The SCO faces an uncertain future. Its key members fear each other at least as much as they need each other.
No location · Aug 31, 2026 · WedgetailPutin Arrives in Kyrgyzstan for SCO Summit
The Russian president will also hold a series of bilateral talks with the leaders of China, India and other nations duri...
No location · Aug 31, 2026 · WedgetailUS and Iran exchange fire for the first time in over a month
The US hit two rocket launchers, saying they were about to deploy mines into the Strait of Hormuz.
No location · Aug 31, 2026 · WedgetailNigeria’s worsening insecurity tests president’s second-term bid
Security challenges in Africa’s most populous country are becoming a defining issue in its election campaign.
No location · Aug 31, 2026 · WedgetailThe Iran war is no Vietnam. But it may become an economic quagmire for the Gulf.
Five costs related to the Iran war are compounding across the Gulf and its trading partners, and none will be eliminated...
No location · Aug 31, 2026 · WedgetailIndonesia Investigating Reports of Citizens Recruited Into Russian Military
Ukraine last week published scans of seven e-visa applications and one migration card it said belonged to Indonesian men...
No location · Aug 31, 2026 · WedgetailAsian leaders gather amid China's efforts to expand influence
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation members will meet in Kyrgyzstan to discuss energy and security.
No location · Aug 31, 2026 · WedgetailTrump’s trifecta of failure on Seoul hands Kim Jong Un the advantage
Editor’s note: The following article is an opinion piece by Bruce Klingner, a senior fellow at the Mansfield Foundation....
No location · Aug 31, 2026 · WedgetailChina-Linked Fire Ant Hijacks Cisco Routers to Steal Credentials and Blind Security Logs
A China-nexus cyber espionage actor tracked as Fire Ant has expanded a long-running campaign beyond VMware hypervisors t...
No location · Aug 31, 2026 · WedgetailActually, maybe: How German Angst could become Europe’s nightmare
Germany’s political centre is crumbling—but its leaders appear unable to get ahead of the impending crisis
No location · Aug 31, 2026 · WedgetailDoJ Corrects China Hacking Claim, Says U.S. Agencies Were Targets, Not Victims
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Friday corrected a previously issued press statement that several of its agencie...
No location · Aug 31, 2026 · WedgetailTrump designates protesters terrorists. How far will it go?
Protesting is terrorism. At least, that is the message that the Trump administration has communicated in a series of rec...
No location · Aug 31, 2026 · WedgetailAfter Iran, US signals major security shift in the Middle East
When President Donald Trump congratulated Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan for signing the Mecca Pact, describing it a...
No location · Aug 31, 2026 · WedgetailThe Road Through Damascus
How Syria can capitalize on the post-Hormuz economy.
No location · Aug 31, 2026 · WedgetailThe Price of Russian Paranoia
Spy hunting shores up Putin’s power—but paralyzes the state.
No location · Aug 31, 2026 · WedgetailSri Lanka’s New Anti-Terrorism Legislation
A law that cannot turn intelligence into evidence will reproduce the central weakness of the Prevention of Terrorism Act...
No location · Aug 31, 2026 · WedgetailA prime ministerial interpreter and interpreting risk
A weekend report in The Australian has raised questions about whether the foreign university affiliations of an interpre...
No location · Aug 31, 2026 · WedgetailVietnam Demands ‘Immediate Cessation’ to Construction Activities in Paracel Islands
The request follows reports of extensive Chinese construction activities on Antelope Reef and a nearby islet.
No location · Aug 31, 2026 · WedgetailUS strikes deal for 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil reserves
US President Donald Trump announced Friday that the US had secured majority control over more than 65 billion barrels of...
No location · Aug 30, 2026 · WedgetailNepal disaster highlights climate, geopolitical plight
Countries like Nepal are not large emitters but are disproportionately affected by climate change.
No location · Aug 30, 2026 · WedgetailIceland votes against talks to join EU
Concerns over sovereignty trumped arguments for European integration in the referendum.
No location · Aug 30, 2026 · WedgetailRussia warns of ‘massive strikes’ on Ukrainian energy
Russia threatened Ukraine’s infrastructure on Sunday after weeks of Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil facilities, as both...
No location · Aug 30, 2026 · WedgetailNew US strikes on Iran may restart war Trump wants to freeze
Despite the excitement around Donald Trump’s new sanctions and even the US strikes against the Iranian island of Larak j...
No location · Aug 30, 2026 · WedgetailASEAN and Japan’s Updated Free and Open Indo-Pacific Initiative
Protecting a shared foundation, not a bloc
No location · Aug 30, 2026 · WedgetailThe Reason Japan Cannot Commit to Dialogue with North Korea
The Tanaka affair has cast a long shadow.
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