January, month of upheaval that sets the stage for 2026

Every month, the editorial team at The North Star will publish a roundup of the news to help make sense of what’s happening in a chaotic world, as the media system often struggles to clearly explain events. And January offered no shortage of material, with a series of developments that deeply shook both local and international politics. Late December, early January The end of 2025 and the beginning of 2026 were marked by the largest…