Politics & Society

Inside Southeast Asia’s scam compounds: A trafficked worker tells of fraud, coercion and torture

18 April 2026
US blockade of Strait of Hormuz ratchets up tensions with China ahead of Trump visit to Beijing

18 April 2026
Iran’s military forces combine state-of-the-art drones and hackers with out-of-date conventional weapons

18 April 2026
Iran has a powerful new tool in the Strait of Hormuz that it can leverage long after the war

18 April 2026
What is the 25th Amendment and could it be used to remove Trump from office?

18 April 2026
How debate about gender identity could undermine global efforts to protect victims of violence

18 April 2026
The Islamabad talks were doomed to failure – and Hormuz blockade has thrown another obstacle to any Iran-US deal

18 April 2026
Strait of Hormuz: Why the US and Iran are sailing in very different legal waters

18 April 2026
What Viktor Orbán’s election loss means for Putin, Trump and the rise of right-wing populism

18 April 2026
Viktor Orbán’s election loss shows the limits of his propaganda machine

18 April 2026