COVID 19 has torn the mask off all of the rot that had been festering just below the surface of US politics and society. More and more, the US resembles a developing nation.

The UAE’s recognition of Israel puts Saudi Arabia more than any other Gulf state in the hot seat.

A political decision principally made by the prime minister alone will determine what sort of exit from the EU we start 2021 with.

Reforms proposed after the fintech scandal will not be enough to fix a shaky banking sector.

The West should support democracy in Belarus, but avoid provocative promises.

Under Trump, the United States — despite 250 years of self-government — may get dangerously close to how Europe’s last dictator has operated in Belarus.

Donald Trump is a compulsive misogynist. Why Angela Merkel, Hillary Clinton and other women can now breathe more freely.

Germany looks at a solid, but uneven economic rebound from the pandemic, largely based on a pronounced home bias in economic activity.

Two very different political clocks are ticking on the calendars of public prosecutors that could influence the 2020 US election. One has Republicans worried, the other the Democrats.

In formulating their COVID 19 responses, governments, NGOs and the private sector need to be far more sensitive to the special risks women face.