Peru's run-off offers voters a choice between two constitutional crises

Two legally embattled candidates. A Senate neither controls. Peru isn't choosing a president on June 7 — it's choosing the shape of its next crisis.

MACRO ADVISORY: Uzbekistan clearer opportunities and challenges

President Mirizoyev recently declared that the latest program of reforms has been completed. That focused on reforming the system of government, the state bureaucracy and improving both economic and physical infrastructure.

Azerbaijan's graduate glut

Most of the new jobs created in Azerbaijan are in construction, but over 50% of the new graduate workforce is humanities-trained.

Trump-Xi summit sparks Taiwan headlines, but raises doubts over US grasp of bigger picture

Kazakhstan rejects idea of Turkic states military alliance

Tokayev reins in any such ambitions at OTS summit attended by Turkey’s Erdogan. At same time, wants to turn Kazakh armed forces into “high-tech fist”.

BEYOND THE BOSPORUS: PKK renames itself Apoist Movement Management

Scores of names can be traced back to the 1970s Revolutionaries of Kurdistan.

Albania weathers Middle East shock as hydropower shields economy from energy crisis

Central bank expects only "mild and transitory" impact from Middle East conflict on Albania's economy.

Kosovo’s latest election cycle deepens fears over instability and drift away from EU

Third snap election since 2025 extends cycle of instability that has paralysed institutions, delayed reforms and raised concerns in Brussels over the Western Balkan country's European future.

Slovenia’s SMEs battle labour shortages and rising costs as enterprise fund pushes green and digital shift

Multiple pressures are forcing companies to invest in automation, digitalisation and more sustainable business models to maintain competitiveness, says Slovenian Enterprise Fund.

COMMENT: The Oslo playbook returns to the Middle East

Norway has become the only NATO country still talking to Tehran. It is doing so for reasons that are partly diplomatic, partly mercantile, and with echos of the original Oslo accord of the 1990s.

Did Trump just sell the world in Beijing?

Trump's two-day Beijing summit was sold as stabilisation. From Riyadh to Warsaw and from Caracas to Astana, it has been read as something else: the spectacle of Washington and Beijing dividing up the world without the consent of those affected by it.

Crisis - and opportunity - in the Bangladeshi RMG sector

Bangladesh's textile sector stands at a cyclical low but structural opportunity peak. The current crisis, while severe, has created exceptional entry valuations for investors with the expertise and capital to execute complex turnarounds.

Russia's September election: United Russia will win but the sands are shifting under its feet

Russia goes to the polls on September 18-20 for its first State Duma elections since the invasion of Ukraine. The lowed house of the Duma is up for grabs and the outcome is not in doubt: United Russia. But who comes second is a lot more unclear.

Russia deploys Poseidon nuclear torpedoes and Satan II ICBMs

Russia has launched a Khabarovsk special-purpose submarine to carry the Poseidon nuclear-powered torpedo system and debuted the super heavy Sarmat ICBM that can hit any target on the planet.

Panama Canal cashes in on Hormuz crisis it cannot control

With Hormuz largely shut and the Cape of Good Hope adding 14 days to voyages, the waterway has become the primary functioning maritime artery of the Western hemisphere — but its own management is not yet counting the money.

Post-Orban Hungary turns inward: warmer on the EU, cooler on Ukraine, no break with Russia

Hungary’s new Prime Minister Peter Magyar has inherited a country that remains broadly supportive of closer ties with the European Union but is increasingly cautious about breaking with Russia or deepening support for Ukraine.

PANNIER: New political party gets nod in Kazakhstan. It’s pro-presidential. No surprises there

Only genuine opposition party in country has been trying to register since 2022. The other opposition party appears to be an illusion.

Iran claims anti-radiation missiles blinded US destroyers in Hormuz during Operation Project Freedom clash

Claim and counter claim are flying between Washington and Tehran about what happened during the 48 hours that Operation Project Freedom was in effect. Iranian state media claims it used a sophisticated anti-radar missile to blind three US warships.

World oil inventories falling fast towards hard operational floor

The world's oil buffer is disappearing faster than at any point in recorded history. Two months into the near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz, global inventories are drawing down at a pace that has already exceeded the previous quarterly record.

Is the UAE breaking away?

The UAE has left OPEC, lost a proxy war with Saudi Arabia in Yemen, armed a militia accused of genocide in Sudan, recognised Somaliland alongside Israel, and welcomed an Iron Dome battery onto its soil.