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On 5 November, elections and referendums were held in eight states around the United States. The elections for mayors, governors and state legislatures have shaped a new political reality for the country. This is preparation for the midterms (intermediate elections), in which one-third of the Senate and the entire House of Representatives will be elected, and which will take place exactly one year from now...

After 733 days of confrontation between Hamas and Israel in the Gaza Strip, the rumblings of war have subsided. The release of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners and the partial withdrawal of IDF troops from Gaza is the first stage of US President Donald Trump's peace plan...

Ukraine needs effective security guarantees from other countries to restrain Russia. Turkey is among the countries that have expressed their readiness and willingness to provide such guarantees or commitments. However, how exactly can Turkey participate in the post-war security architecture, and is this even realistic?

In 2024, immediately after the Russian presidential election, an active process of internal repression against the Russian elite began...

The sanctions effectively blocked the companies' ability to operate in international markets. The Treasury Department gave them time to shut down their operations by 21 November 2025. Overall, this threatened the existence of the entire international network of assets of Russian companies.

On 22 October 2025, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson signed a declaration of intent for Ukraine to purchase from 100 to 150 of Sweden's latest JAS 39 Gripen E fighter jets.

On 21 October 2025, a woman became Prime Minister of Japan for the first time. The nationalist Sanae Takaichi headed the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and was elected Prime Minister by the lower house after Shigeru Ishiba had resigned. The political geometry has changed...

The question of whether Ukraine can withdraw from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) has become not only theoretical but also strategic in nature for understanding the prospects for the further development of Kyiv's security policy and relations with its partners...