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SnapshotsOct 14, 2025 | 15:43 GMT
Supporters of Bolivia's presidential candidate for the Christian Democratic Party (PDC), Rodrigo Paz, listen to him speak during a campaign rally in El Alto, Bolivia, on Sept. 30, 2025.
Bolivia Set for Swing to Right in Presidential Runoff Vote
With Bolivia's presidential runoff on Oct. 19 pitting two right-wingers against each other, austerity measures and a foreign policy realignment toward the West are certain, but persisting risks of unrest and a potential future rollback of pro-business measures could extend current high debt and challenges to the country's investment attractiveness. Bolivia will hold its first-ever presidential runoff election on Oct. 19. Right-wing former President Jorge Quiroga of the Freedom and Democracy Alliance (Libre) will face off against center-right Senator Rodrigo Paz Pereira of the Christian Democratic Party (PDC). The vote follows general elections on Aug. 17, in which Bolivia's ruling left-wing Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party lost control of the legislative branch and was eliminated from the presidential race. In the first round of the presidential election, Paz received 31% of the vote and Quiroga 26.7%. Pre-election polling for the runoff has indicated that Quiroga is leading. Unitel reported in
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ColumnsOct 10, 2025 | 11:17 GMT
President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the Oval Office of the White House on Oct. 6, 2025.
The Risks of the Trump Administration's Campaign of Retribution
On Oct. 9, a federal grand jury indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James on two counts related to alleged mortgage fraud, making her the most recent of U.S. President Donald Trump's perceived political enemies to face charges. James has drawn Trump's ire for bringing a civil case against him, but her indictment is arguably not the most provocative in the past two weeks. Since returning to the Oval Office in January, Trump has directly taken and indirectly backed steps to target his perceived political enemies, including constant insults, an array of legal investigations and myriad other measures and lingering threats. But Trump's pressure campaign entered new territory on Sept. 25 with the indictment of James Comey, a former FBI director, whom Trump controversially fired during his first term, on two charges linked to allegations he lied in testimony before the Senate in 2020. In the two weeks between the
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United States
Politics
On GeopoliticsOct 8, 2025 | 16:17 GMT
An antique map showing the area around modern-day Israel and the Palestinian territories.
A Palestinian 'Half-State' Could Reduce Violence, but Deepen Israel's Isolation
For the 77 years since the State of Israel's founding, the question of Palestine's future has fueled many, if not most, major conflicts in the Middle East. Those who argue it should be a single state have traditionally also advocated for the destruction of Israel along the way, spurring the great Israeli-Arab wars of the past, and the Hamas-led Oct. 7 assault in 2023. Proponents of a single Palestinian state have traditionally also advocated for Israel's destruction, spurring the great Israeli-Arab wars of the past, and the Hamas-led Oct. 7 assault in 2023. Conversely, those pushing for a two-state solution, while seemingly offering a path to compromise and peace, have failed to find a path to defuse the revanchism of far-right Palestinians and the expansionist aims of far-right Israelis. This has inadvertently given ground to these very same one-state advocates, who prefer to use war to achieve their aims. But
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Israel
Palestinian Territories
Israel-Hamas Conflict
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On SecuritySep 24, 2025 | 17:08 GMT
An aerial view of the IAD71 Amazon Web Services data center is seen on July 17, 2024, in Ashburn, Virginia.
The Coming Violent Backlash Against AI
Thus far, only sporadic violent plots and a few low-level attacks have targeted AI infrastructure like data centers. For the most part, pushback has taken the form of rhetoric and some nonviolent protests. The muted response reflects the fact that, for now, AI has yet to significantly demonstrate the type of grand promises or perils forecast by its dreamers or doomsdayers. This will not last. As AI ripples across societies and workplaces, upending daily life, labor markets and politics, the upheaval will inevitably spark backlash -- and at least some of the aggrieved will resort to violence.
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United States
Environment, Science & Technology
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AssessmentsSep 22, 2025 | 17:24 GMT
An H1B visa (for specialty workers) stamp is seen in a passport.
The H-1B Fee Will Undermine U.S. Innovation and Competitiveness
If the $100,000 fee for H-1B visas for the United States remains in place for a sustained period of time, it will undermine U.S. innovative competitiveness and hurt job growth in science and technology-intensive industries. On Sept. 19, U.S. President Donald Trump signed a presidential proclamation restricting the entry of foreign citizens under the H-1B visa program, except for those ''whose petitions are accompanied or supplemented by a payment of $100,000,'' effective just two days later at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, Sept. 21. The executive order's broad language and quick implementation period triggered technology companies employing large numbers of H-1B visa holders to urge visa holders to remain in the United States and for those abroad to try to return before Sept. 21. U.S. officials have attempted to ease immediate concerns by saying that the new fee will not be charged to existing visa holders, nor will they need
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United States
Economics
Environment, Science & Technology
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AssessmentsSep 15, 2025 | 21:16 GMT
From left to right, Small Business Administration administrator Kelly Loeffler, U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin listen as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting on Aug. 26, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
U.S. Digital Defenses Weaken, Opening the Door for Nation-State Operations
In the United States, rollbacks of federal efforts to counter foreign influence, coupled with weakening private sector content moderation, will more easily facilitate nation-state online influence operations. These operations will enable a greater proliferation of disinformation designed to stoke societal tensions, diminish faith in democratic institutions and influence public sentiments and government policy. On Aug. 20, U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced plans to further slash staff for her office, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, which oversees the country's intelligence community. In conjunction with previous cuts announced in February, the latest cuts will reduce the office's personnel by nearly 50%. The most recent cuts center on consolidating teams focused on countering cyber threats and influence operations, and they include shrinking the Foreign Malign Influence Center, which serves as the primary organization for integrating intelligence on foreign influence operations, including efforts to influence U.S. elections. While
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Cyber
Environment, Science & Technology
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SnapshotsJul 28, 2025 | 20:51 GMT
A voter leaves a booth during voting for the recall election at a polling station in Taipei, Taiwan, on July 26, 2025.
A Failed Recall Emboldens Taiwan's Opposition
In Taiwan, a failed legislative recall effort will empower the opposition to press on with disruptive government reforms, risking unrest and stoking future tensions with the United States, though it will help prevent a near-term acceleration of (still slowly rising) tensions with China. On July 26, recall votes were held for 24 lawmakers from the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) in localities across Taiwan. Despite significant grassroots engagement and late-stage support by the party organs of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), none of the recall votes passed. Taiwanese President William Lai of the DPP tried to spin his party's defeat as a win for democracy, calling the recall process an exercise of the Taiwanese people's legitimate constitutional rights. The legislature's minority leader, Ker Chien-ming -- also a DPP member and the progenitor of the so-called ''Great Recall'' movement -- said that the DPP must admit it failed. But Ker added that
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United States
China
Taiwan
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AssessmentsJul 25, 2025 | 18:55 GMT
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks during a luncheon at Parliament House in Canberra on June 17, 2024.
The Challenges Facing Albanese's Bid to Reset China-Australia Relations
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's visit to China reflects a bid to lock in economic gains while avoiding direct confrontation, an approach that will yield short-term trade benefits. However, mounting regional security risks will likely force Canberra to harden its stance, limiting the scope of long-term economic engagement with Beijing. Albanese conducted a high-profile six-day visit to China on July 12-18, the first by an Australian head of government in nearly a decade. The trip included one-on-one meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing and economic and tourism-focused meetings in Shanghai, as well as other, photo-friendly events meant to generate positive sentiment, such as a visit to a panda facility in Chengdu. Both sides agreed to expand people-to-people exchanges, tourism facilitation and long-term business access. Concrete deliverables included 10-year multiple-entry visa agreements for Chinese nationals, visa-free short-term access for Australians, the resumption of formal trade dialogues and new bilateral
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China
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SnapshotsJul 22, 2025 | 21:46 GMT
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly (center right) meets with Chinese Premier Li Qiang (center left) in Cairo on July 10, 2025.
Egypt Navigates Its Needs for Chinese Investment and U.S. Military Support
Egypt will continue to expand its economic and investment relationship with China -- especially through infrastructure, development financing, and technology transfers -- but Cairo will maintain its strategic alignment with the United States due to enduring military dependencies and regional security needs. On July 10, Egyptian and Chinese economic development officials signed a memorandum of understanding to begin the first phase of a debt-for-development swap initiated in 2023. The memorandum of understanding reached in 2023 outlined a framework in which a portion of Egypt's foreign debt owed to China would be swapped for interest-free loans to finance development projects across several fields, including renewable energy, healthcare, connectivity, education and industrial localization. As part of the deal, around $1.2 billion of the roughly $8 billion in external debt that Egypt owes to China will reportedly be swapped in phases. The agreement to commence the first phase was signed during Chinese Premier
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Egypt
China
Economics
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