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Sanae Takaichi has the power to change Japan
by ian bremmer

Sanae Takaichi has the power to change Japan

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US President Donald Trump and Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.​
by ian bremmer

Is Trump about to strike Iran (again)?

​A woman and two children walk past a mural in Monrovia November 10, 2011.
REUTERS/Luc Gnago
Analysis

The American experiment in Liberia

​A Chinese clerk counts RMB (renminbi) yuan banknotes at a bank in Lianyungang city, east China's Jiangsu province, on Aug. 11, 2015.
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Analysis

Is China’s currency coming for the US dollar?

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Armed Israeli soldiers walk through an alley in the Old City of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, on February 7, 2026. The Israeli army routinely secures routes and gathering points when settlers visit the city.
Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/StringersHub/Sipa USA
What We're Watching

What We’re Watching: Israel expands West Bank control, Orbán’s opponent publishes manifesto, Ethiopia trains Sudan’s rebel soldiers

Protesters carry posters during a demonstration in support of Palestine at the Asia-Africa Monument in Bandung, West Java. They demand the Indonesian government's immediate withdrawal from the Board of Peace and express solidarity with the people of Gaza and Palestine involved in the conflict with Israel.
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Hard Numbers: Indonesia to deploy troops in Gaza, Signs of a crypto crash, Arrests at pro-Palestinian protest in Australia, Italian-style carbo-loading at the Olympics

​People attend a demonstration to demand the release of Venezuelan opposition politician Juan Pablo Guanipa, in Maracaibo, Venezuela, on February 9, 2026.
Analysis

Venezuela’s window is open – but only a little

The freeing and re-arrest of an opposition figure in Venezuela has become a snapshot of Venezuela’s small window for shifting to democracy.

​Bad Bunny performs during the Super Bowl halftime show at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California, on Feb. 8, 2026.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: Bad Bunny steals the show, Hong Kong democracy activist sentenced to 20 years in jail, Japanese markets split on Takaichi’s success, Socialist wins in Portugal

​British Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a speech at Horntye Park Sports Complex in St Leonards, Britain, February 05, 2026.
What We're Watching

What We’re Watching: Starmer on thin ice, Sweden cracks down on citizenship requirements, Thailand’s ruling party wins election

In July 2024, Keir Starmer won the United Kingdom’s election in a landslide. It has been downhill ever since, with Starmer’s premiership sullied by economic stagnation, intraparty fighting, and a lack of vision for the country.

​A person reads a newspaper at a roadside newspaper stand in Ikoyi Lagos, Nigeria, November 27, 2025.
Analysis

US troops arrive in Nigeria

Violence is once again scorching Nigeria. On Sunday, gunmen killed three people and took several hostages, including a Catholic priest, during an early morning attack in the northern state of Kaduna.

​Bad Bunny during the Super Bowl LX halftime show press conference at Moscone Center.
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Hard Numbers: American halftime show con política, African countries agree to UK migrant returns, US-Iran talks, Alibaba pays people to use AI app

100 million: The number of people expected to watch the Super Bowl halftime performance with Bad Bunny, the Puerto Rican superstar and newly minted Album of the Year winner at the Grammys.

​Alysa Liu of Team USA at the Winter Olympic Games in Milano Cortina, Italy, on February 6, 2026.
Analysis

Is the tide turning on Russia’s sports exile?

Brazilian skiers, American ICE agents, Israeli bobsledders – this is just a smattering of the fascinating characters that will be present at this year’s Winter Olympics. Yet the focus will be a different country, one that isn’t formally competing: Russia.

​Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), appeals for a candidate during a street speech of the House of Representatives Election Campaign in Shintomi Town, Miyazaki Prefecture on February 6, 2026. The Lower House election will feature voting and counting on February 8th.
What We're Watching

What We’re Watching: Big week for elections, US and China make trade deals, Suicide bombing in Pakistan

Japanese voters head to the polls on Sunday in a snap election for the national legislature’s lower house, called just three months into Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s tenure.

​Hellenic coast guard performs SAR operation, following migrant's boat collision with coast guard off the Aegean island of Chios, near Mersinidi, Greece, February 4, 2026.
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Hard Numbers: Deadly boat crash in the Aegean, China and US turn into bean counters, Israeli charges Gaza smugglers, & More

15: The number of migrants who died after their boat accidentally collided with a Greek Coast Guard vessel in the Aegean Sea on Tuesday. Two dozen people were rescued.

Aerial view of the nuclear explosion, code-named Seminole, at Enewetak Atoll in the Pacific Ocean on June 6, 1956.​
What We're Watching

What We’re Watching: Nuclear deal STARTs to end, Syria pens deal with Chevron for oil exploration, Lights go off in parts of Cuba