Elias Badeaux

Elias is a student of International Development Studies International Development Studies at the University of Clermont Auvergne (UCA) in France. His interests are Global Affairs and Sustainable Development, with a focus on European Affairs.

Planet

July 6, 2026

Europe Is Not Facing a Heatwave. It Is Facing a Reckoning

It is only July, and Europe is already enduring its second extreme heatwave in two months. Temperatures have surged past 44°C across parts of the continent. France has placed 72 of its

Europe·Opinion

June 25, 2026

Open Strait, Empty Shelves: A Food Lesson for Europe

Europe’s food system is settling into an uncomfortable new normal: stress without a clear end date. Climate change is no longer a distant variable in the agri-food equation; it is reshaping the

Europe·Opinion

June 7, 2026

The Silent Jobs Squeeze Stalking Europe’s Next Generation

Europe’s labour market is in the odd position of feeling both too tight and too slack at the same time. Employers complain of chronic labour and skills shortages, yet millions of Europeans

Can the Digital Euro Save Europe’s Monetary Sovereignty?

As bronzed Eurocrats return from their August holidays and the corridors of Brussels fill once again with lobbyists, a surprising player has joined the fray this fall: the European Central Bank (ECB).

September 30, 2025

Europe·Explainer

Brussels Moves to Scrap Europe’s Most Hated Internet Law

If you’ve ever felt irritated by a website nagging you to “accept cookies” before showing you content, you’re not alone. The European Union is now considering scrapping the very rule that unleashed

September 23, 2025

Europe·Technology

Europe’s Climate Hesitation: A Leadership Void in a Defining Decade

When EU leaders arrive in New York next week for the UN climate summit, they will do so not with a bold new emissions target but with a placeholder—a “statement of intent.”

September 18, 2025

Europe·Planet

Macron’s Last Gamble: Why Sébastien Lecornu May Be His Final Lifeline

President Emmanuel Macron has played many political hands during his turbulent second term, but last week he reached for what may be his final card: Sébastien Lecornu. The appointment of the 39-year-old

September 14, 2025

Europe·Opinion

Belgium Poised to Deploy Soldiers in Brussels Amid Rising Drug Violence

Brussels could soon see soldiers patrolling its streets as part of a plan to tackle mounting drug-related violence in the city. Security and Home Affairs Minister Bernard Quintin confirmed that the decision

September 5, 2025

Europe·Opinion

Electrification at the Heart of Europe’s Next Budget Battle

The European Union is facing a decisive moment. From countering authoritarian aggression to managing the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic, energy crises, and war in Ukraine, the bloc’s resilience is being tested

September 2, 2025

Europe·Planet

Trump Threatens EU Over Landmark Tech Rules, Rekindling Transatlantic Tensions

Brussels’ brief respite from U.S. pressure on its digital rulebook has ended abruptly. Days after European Union officials celebrated keeping their flagship tech regulations out of a trade agreement with Washington, U.S.

August 27, 2025

Americas·Europe·Opinion

Tariff Truce or Temporary Fix? The Fragile Peace Across the Atlantic

In a world where trade disputes can flare into economic wars overnight, Washington and Brussels have just signed what might be best described as a cease-fire. The newly minted U.S.–EU tariff agreement—capping

August 21, 2025

Americas·Europe·Opinion

Who Will Lead France’s Far Right in 2027: Marine Le Pen or Jordan Bardella?

As France edges closer to its next presidential contest, a quiet but profound drama is unfolding inside the country’s most popular political force. The National Rally, long dominated by Marine Le Pen,

August 17, 2025

Opinion

Britain’s Vanishing Voice: How a Nation Once Proud of Dissent is Now Criminalizing It

Once upon a time, the United Kingdom took pride in its irreverence. From the fearless satire of Spitting Image to the open-air defiance of Hyde Park’s Speakers’ Corner, from call-in radio rows

August 5, 2025

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Elias Badeaux

Europe Is Not Facing a Heatwave. It Is Facing a Reckoning

Open Strait, Empty Shelves: A Food Lesson for Europe

The Silent Jobs Squeeze Stalking Europe’s Next Generation

Can the Digital Euro Save Europe’s Monetary Sovereignty?

Brussels Moves to Scrap Europe’s Most Hated Internet Law

Europe’s Climate Hesitation: A Leadership Void in a Defining Decade

Macron’s Last Gamble: Why Sébastien Lecornu May Be His Final Lifeline

Belgium Poised to Deploy Soldiers in Brussels Amid Rising Drug Violence

Electrification at the Heart of Europe’s Next Budget Battle

Trump Threatens EU Over Landmark Tech Rules, Rekindling Transatlantic Tensions

Tariff Truce or Temporary Fix? The Fragile Peace Across the Atlantic

Who Will Lead France’s Far Right in 2027: Marine Le Pen or Jordan Bardella?

Britain’s Vanishing Voice: How a Nation Once Proud of Dissent is Now Criminalizing It

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