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Every country we keep coming back to, with a timeline of our cartoons and analysis on each. Busiest first.
- United States174The United States remains the pivot of the international system: the largest economy, the dominant military and the issuer of the world’s…Latest Oct 16, 2026
- Iran100Iran sits on the northern shore of the Strait of Hormuz, the chokepoint for roughly a fifth of the world’s oil.Latest Oct 8, 2026
- Israel55Israel is the Middle East’s most advanced military power and the United States’ closest partner in the region.Latest Oct 16, 2026
- India29India is the world’s most populous country and one of its fastest-growing major economies.Latest Oct 10, 2026
- China25China is the world’s second-largest economy, its largest manufacturer and the only country with the scale to rival the United States.Latest Oct 16, 2026
- Russia24Russia holds the world’s largest nuclear arsenal and a permanent seat on the UN Security Council.Latest Oct 10, 2026
- Ukraine17Ukraine has fought Russia’s full-scale invasion since February 2022, the largest war in Europe since 1945.Latest Oct 7, 2026
- Pakistan16Pakistan is a nuclear-armed state of more than 240 million people where the army has long been the decisive political force.Latest Sep 22, 2026
- Saudi Arabia11Saudi Arabia is the world’s largest oil exporter and the de facto leader of OPEC. Riyadh balances its security ties to Washington against…Latest Oct 9, 2026
- United Kingdom11The United Kingdom is a nuclear power, a permanent member of the UN Security Council and Washington’s closest intelligence partner.Latest Sep 30, 2026
- France10France is the European Union’s only nuclear power and a permanent member of the UN Security Council.Latest Oct 17, 2026
- United Arab Emirates9The United Arab Emirates is a Gulf federation that has turned oil wealth into global reach: a trading and aviation hub, an investor in AI…Latest Oct 12, 2026
- Lebanon9Lebanon is a small state on Israel’s northern border whose politics are shaped by sectarian power-sharing, economic collapse and the armed…Latest Sep 22, 2026
- Canada8Canada shares the world’s longest land border with the United States and sends it about three-quarters of its exports.Latest Sep 20, 2026
- Germany8Germany is Europe’s largest economy and the European Union’s centre of gravity. Its industrial model, built on cheap Russian gas and…Latest Sep 7, 2026
- Oman7Oman shares control of the Strait of Hormuz with Iran and has long been the Gulf’s quiet mediator, hosting back-channel talks between…Latest Oct 12, 2026
- Kuwait5Kuwait is a small, oil-rich Gulf state at the head of the Persian Gulf, wedged between Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Iran.Latest Jun 29, 2026
- North Korea4North Korea is a nuclear-armed dictatorship under the Kim dynasty whose missile tests unsettle Japan, South Korea and the United States.Latest Oct 16, 2026
- Spain4Spain is the European Union’s fourth-largest economy and guards Europe’s southern border, including the enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla on…Latest Aug 1, 2026
- Qatar3Qatar is one of the world’s largest exporters of liquefied natural gas and hosts the biggest US air base in the Middle East.Latest Jun 3, 2026
- South Korea3South Korea is one of Asia’s largest economies and a world leader in semiconductors and shipbuilding.Latest Apr 20, 2026
- Japan3Japan is the world’s fourth-largest economy and America’s most important ally in Asia.Latest Mar 14, 2026