It’s already the penultimate newsletter before the summer break. We have a special announcement for you: our most anticipated Seeing Double series on political pairs is out! Dive into the specificities of power-sharing, the challenge of personal rivalries, and the unforgiving pressure of domestic politics during the time in office. The anglosphere serves as our starting point, with an all-inclusive examination of British and American power couples. Queen-side, we take you inside one rocky political love story between Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. State-side, we examine the history of the US vice presidency, with a special focus on the last 3 office-holders: Joe Biden, Mike Pence and current VP Kamala Harris. In other news, we consider what the war in Ukraine means for US strategy towards the Middle East, Senegal’s surprising decision to abstain from the March 2 General Assembly resolution for Ukraine Beyond the West, the implications of Finland’s NATO membership, and the geopolitical balancing act India is trying to strike amid the Ukraine war – which all boils down to its arms reliance on Russia. This should hold you over until next week!