Politics

Why the West got the Wagner 'coup' wrong and what it can learn from it

From Russia, to China, to the US, 'black swans' and 'grey rhinos' have played major roles in shaping global geopolitics

Silvio Berlusconi: The billionaire who radically changed Italian politics

Marco Carnelos

Boris Johnson has finally quit. But could his exit break the Tories apart?

Peter Oborne

How the Imran Khan saga could fundamentally alter the Pakistani state

Umer Karim

US declares death of neoliberalism and demands new global consensus

Marco Carnelos

Pakistan: What comes next in the Imran Khan saga?

Syed Irfan Ashraf

US will struggle to get Europe on board the anti-China train

Marco Carnelos

Pakistan's Imran Khan problem

Shaheryar Mirza

Imran Khan: Pakistan's Supreme Court orders former prime minister's release

Imran Khan's arrest is a dark day for democracy

Peter Oborne

China wants to be a different kind of great power than the US

Razan Shawamreh

How Turkey has become a major player in Gulf regional security

Ali Bakir

Pentagon leak is no surprise: UAE-Russia ties run deep

Andreas Krieg

Iran-Saudi deal: Why Israel wants tensions to remain high

Feras Abu Helal

As China embraces Russia, the western narrative needs a rethink

Marco Carnelos

Turkey-Iran: Why Ankara is reluctant to close the door on its neighbour

Tanya Goudsouzian

Saudi-Iran reconciliation: Is Arab-Israeli alliance against Tehran ending?

Ameer Makhoul

Why Sunak has not disavowed Braverman's inflammatory remarks on migrants

Peter Oborne

Why Egypt's Sisi has fallen out of favour in Riyadh

Ali Bakir

China-Iran: Is Beijing playing the 'Iran card' against the US?

Shahir Shahidsaless

Why Emirati statecraft needs Putin's networks

Andreas Krieg