August Hanning, the former president of Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service (BND), has been arrested as part of an investigation into suspected treasonous espionage, the disclosure of state secrets and attempted treason, placing
More than a century ago, Franz Kafka imagined an America where politics resembled a travelling circus. In his unfinished novel America, written between 1912 and 1914, the young emigrant Karl Roßmann encounters
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The story begins with a murder. On 10 September 2025, Charlie Kirk was shot from 180 metres away in front of 3,000 students on a university campus in Utah. A single high-velocity
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When Jim O’Neill, then head of global economic research at Goldman Sachs, published his influential paper in 2001, he was describing an economic phenomenon rather than designing a political alliance. Brazil, Russia,
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On September 12–13, 2026, India will take centre stage as host of the 18th BRICS Summit, bringing together an increasingly consequential gathering of the Global South. The small five-member group that India
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Twenty-five years after the September 11, 2001 attacks, Europe’s terrorist threat has changed fundamentally. The era of large, hierarchically organised operations remains part of the history of modern terrorism, but the contemporary
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A U.S. military judge has set June 5, 2028, as the new trial date for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM), the accused mastermind of the September 11, 2001, attacks, and three co-defendants: Walid
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Israel’s offensive to seize Ali al-Taher Ridge, a major Hezbollah stronghold in southern Lebanon, threatens to reverberate far beyond the battlefield. According to an assessment by the Soufan Center, the operation has
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The Pathfinder Foundation and the Embassy of the United States of America in Sri Lanka have launched a lecture series marking the 250th anniversary of American independence, opening with a discussion on
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor The Spanish Government’s decision to declassify 40 reports and communications relating to the migration crisis in Ceuta offers an unusually detailed reconstruction of the days before, during
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Chinese President Xi Jinping’s much-anticipated visit to New Delhi this week, his first to India in seven years, is expected to advance a cautious diplomatic thaw between the two Asian giants. Yet
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On 2 September, fragments from a US missile tore through the roof of a wedding celebration in Kuhestak, in Iran’s southern county of Sirik. Four people were killed, including a child, and
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Taiwan is betting that drones can transform both its military preparedness and its industrial future, but the country’s ambitious plans are colliding with an uncomfortable question: can Taipei build thousands of effective
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The Makkah Joint Defense Agreement has emerged at a moment when the security order across the Middle East and South Asia is becoming less predictable. Signed by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye
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Pakistan marked National Minorities Day on August 11 with renewed official commitments to equality, religious freedom and protection for non-Muslim citizens. One announcement was especially significant: the government said the National Commission
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The Afghanistan’s mineral resources have traditionally been one of hidden wealth ready to be unlocked by peace, investment, and modern technology. This narrative is becoming outdated now. Even the much talked about
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