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The Cuban president, Miguel Díaz-Canel (right), and former president, Raúl Castro (centre), attend a rally in Havana, Cuba, in January 2023. Ernesto Mastrascusa / EPA

Is the US preparing for military action against Cuba? Expert Q&A

The US is pursuing a strategy of straining the Cuban regime internally, while constructing legal and political justifications for escalation.
Local residents walk along a sidewalk as smoke rises over a street following a Russian attack on Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 14. Maxym Marusenko / EPA

From Iran to Ukraine, lasting ceasefires remain elusive

The current pattern of short-term ceasefires with fragile extensions is likely to continue.
On March 30 1981, the assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan (pictured here surrounded by a crowd of people after being shot in the lung) had already been captured by TV cameras, just a few metres from the spot where, 45 years later, Cole Tomas Allen attempted allegedly to kill Donald Trump. Ronald Reagan Presidential Library/AFP

Why Washington’s Hilton hotel connects Reagan and Trump: when violence becomes a test of power

Forty-five years apart, two assassination attempts on American Presidents rather uncannily happened at the very same location. This case of history repeating itself offers much food for thought.
ECAs could be a driving force in the move towards decarbonisation. RaffMaster / Shutterstock

The hidden role of export credit in the energy transition

Amid the ongoing energy crisis, climate economics experts assess how much export credit agencies are actually driving the shift to lower-carbon as they focus financing on green energy.

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