World Politics

The European Commission (EC) is continuing its war on large American tech firms, and it is certainly not afraid to shake them down by punishing even standard, popular product features. The EC just fined Google $1 billion for violating its Digital Markets Act (DMA). This fine included $531 million because Google integrated its hotel, sports… Continue reading The EC Punishing US Cloud Giants Won’t Make Europe More Competitive
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The Houthi threat is no longer simply an internal Yemeni issue. Renewed Houthi aggression is a direct threat to Yemen, its neighbors, Red Sea shipping lanes, the flow of oil, and the wider security of the Arabian Peninsula and Horn of Africa. The Houthis are a US-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). Over the years, they… Continue reading The South Must Be a Strategic Partner in Confronting the Houthi Threat
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to New Zealand on July 10–11 marked a historic moment in bilateral relations. It was the first visit by an Indian prime minister to New Zealand in four decades. During the two-day visit, Modi and New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon elevated the countries’ relationship to a Strategic Partnership.… Continue reading Modi’s New Zealand Visit Puts the India–New Zealand FTA in the Spotlight
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We know the ingredients: a royal family divided, competing versions of the past, disputed loyalties and a clash over who gets to define the family story. It is a scandal packed with accusations, grievances and ancient resentments. Entwined is a struggle over status, authority and influence, and questions about who belongs and who gets to… Continue reading The Other Royal Scandal: Liechtenstein’s Princely Family vs. Prince Alois
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As war begins to reshape the Middle East, the world is yet again overlooking the Kurdish people and the role they could play in reshaping Iran. Their struggle is moving to the center of debates about internal political change in Iran, yet many still know little about who the Kurds in Iranian Kurdistan are or… Continue reading Why Ghassemlou’s Vision Endures Among the Kurds in Iran
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Editor-in-Chief Atul Singh and Sebastian Schäffer, Director of the Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe, discuss the Alternative for Germany’s (or Alternative for Deutschland, abbreviated AfD) historic electoral victory in Saxony-Anhalt. They examine the economic stagnation, political disillusionment and enduring East–West divide fueling the far right’s rise. They also assess German Chancellor Friedrich… Continue reading FO Talks: Will Historic AfD Victory Now Sink German Chancellor Friedrich Merz?
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Houthi forces recently launched a rapid offensive along Yemen’s Red Sea coast, capturing the strategically important port of Mocha and advancing toward the Bab al-Mandab Strait. On September 11, Reuters reported that Houthi forces had reached Perim, also known as Mayun, the island situated in the middle of the strait. The advance exposed weaknesses among… Continue reading Hadramaut: The Battle Saudi Arabia Won and the Trust It Lost
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US President Donald Trump’s decision to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America” in the middle of his trade confrontation with Canada has been widely dismissed and mocked as unserious. Nicholas Cull, a historian of propaganda and public diplomacy and Professor of Communication at the University of Southern California, described it as an “act of trolling” intended… Continue reading The Imperial Logic of “Lake America”
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