Interviews‘The Rassemblement National is benefitting most from this crisis’ Adrienne Woltersdorf on Bayrou’s government collapse, Macron’s next moves and how the Socialists could help bridge France’s political divide
Interviews‘That is not an option the West should accept’ Kenneth Roth on Putin's intentions, European peacekeeping forces and dependence on Trump
Interviews‘Alaska signals shift towards rehabilitating US-Russia relations’ The upcoming Trump-Putin meeting could reset relations between the two powers. Balázs Jarábik on Ukraine ceasefire talks and territorial ‘swaps’
Interviews'Trump seems visibly overwhelmed' Reinhard Krumm, from the US, on Trump’s Russia ultimatum, his supposed closeness to Putin, and the response from the Republican camp
Interviews‘The two-state solution remains the only viable path’ Amr Moussa, former Secretary-General of the Arab League, on the situation in the Middle East, Egypt’s role and the future for Palestine
Interviews‘US sanctions remain the biggest obstacle’ Jihad Yazigi on the partial lifting of EU sanctions, the remaining US sanctions, and the impact on Syria’s economy and reconstruction efforts
Interviews‘This is a political earthquake’ Le Pen’s guilty verdict has thrown French politics into chaos. Adrienne Woltersdorf on the impact on the far right and the 2027 presidential election
Interviews‘Arrests have taken place almost every day’ Turkey faced a second night of protests following opposition arrests. Tina Blohm and Stefan Hibbeler on the growing political unrest
Interviews'Prepared for any kind of war’ Sergio Grassi, from Beijing, on the Chinese National People’s Congress, the trade conflict with the US and rising defense spending
Interviews‘Nicaragua has become a terrorist state’ Journalists Wendy Quintero Chávez and Lucía Pineda Ubau on systematic torture, rigged elections and the fight for press freedom
How nonviolent action might save Gaza Gaza has become the harshest test of international humanitarian law since Rwanda — yet the world’s most vital protection framework remains unused
A gift for the Kremlin Europe’s proposed visa restrictions for Russians are fuelling a hostile view of the West — and playing straight into Putin’s hands