Ethics and Political Philosophy
Democrats Seize Congress as American Voters Deliver Historic Rebuke to Trump
Georgia’s political crisis has become a test of whether a country can retain the formal institutions of democracy while gradually weakening the conditions that make those institutions meaningful. The governing Georgian Dream party has continued…
Georgia’s Parliamentary Dispute Deepens as Opposition Challenges Democratic Legitimacy
Georgia’s political crisis has become a test of whether a country can retain the formal institutions of democracy while gradually weakening the conditions that make those institutions meaningful. The governing Georgian Dream party has continued…
Morocco Election Exposes the Limits of Economic Growth Without Political Trust
Morocco’s parliamentary election this week has taken place against an unusual contradiction. The country has attracted substantial foreign investment, expanded infrastructure and positioned itself as an increasingly important manufacturing and commercial hub between Europe and…
India and China Resume Border Talks as Relations Continue Cautious Thaw
India and China are continuing their cautious attempt to repair relations after six years in which the Line of Actual Control (LAC) transformed from a manageable disagreement into one of Asia’s most dangerous military frontiers.
Trump and Putin Meet in Budapest as Ukraine Peace Deal Faces First Major Test
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin have met in Budapest only weeks after the July framework that halted most large-scale fighting in Ukraine, with the negotiations now shifting from stopping the war towards deciding what the…
Israel Approves Major West Bank Settlement Expansion as Two-State Solution Shrinks Further
Israel has approved another major expansion of settlements in the occupied West Bank, intensifying an argument that has become increasingly difficult to avoid: governments can continue declaring support for a two-state solution while simultaneously allowing…
Taiwan Holds Major Military Drills as China Pressure Intensifies
Taiwan has completed another major round of military exercises as pressure from China around the island continues to shape one of the most dangerous security dilemmas in the Indo-Pacific. Taipei’s exercises have increasingly focused on…
Trump Signs Russia-Ukraine Peace Framework as Territorial Dispute Is Frozen
After more than four years of full-scale war, the United States, Ukraine and Russia have agreed to a framework intended to bring sustained large-scale fighting to an end. The settlement does not resolve the conflict…
Thailand and Cambodia Agree New Border Ceasefire After Renewed Fighting
Thailand and Cambodia have again agreed to a ceasefire after renewed fighting along their disputed border, almost exactly a year after the crisis that killed dozens of people and displaced hundreds of thousands in 2025.
Trump Pushes for Ukraine Peace as Russia’s War Enters a New Diplomatic Phase
Donald Trump has held separate calls with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara, again presenting the United States as the central mediator capable of bringing the Ukraine war towards…
Colombia Elects Iván Cepeda as Petro’s Left-Wing Project Survives
Colombia has elected Iván Cepeda president, keeping the political left in power after Gustavo Petro and challenging the assumption that Colombia’s 2022 turn to the left was simply a temporary reaction against the traditional establishment.
India-Pakistan Water Dispute Deepens as Indus Treaty Becomes Strategic Leverage
The latest India-Pakistan crisis is moving beyond terrorism and military retaliation into something potentially more structural: water. India continues to hold the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance following the April 2025 Pahalgam terrorist attack,…
