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Japan swaps policy for politics as LDP rethinks leadership
Scott Foster reports that Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has plunged into a leadership contest after forcing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to resign, leaving a policy vacuum at a time of economic hardship and rising regional threats.
Europe’s external foes politically distract from internal woes
Diego Faßnacht reports that Europe’s leaders are shifting attention outward as structural crises in pensions, healthcare, and deindustrialization become inescapable fiscal burdens. External conflicts now serve as a distraction from worsening domestic weakness.
Russian hardliners dig in as peace efforts go nowhere
James Davis reports that Moscow’s “party of war” is gaining influence amid frustration over Donald Trump’s inability to secure concessions from Kyiv or Europe. With Russian advances on the battlefield and heavy strikes deep inside Ukraine, escalation risks with NATO are rising.