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March 9, 2026

Parliament’s Peril: Fix It or Face the Fallout

Britain’s Palace of Westminster, the iconic seat of democracy, is literally falling apart. With crumbling masonry, rampant asbestos, frequent fires, and sewage leaks, the 19th-century Gothic Revival building risks catastrophe unless MPs

Europe·Opinion

March 3, 2026

EU’s Middle East Dodge: Can It Last?

Europe is trying to cordon itself off from a widening Middle East war, relying on humanitarian cheques, naval patrols and diplomatic silence, but the geography of energy, trade and migration means this

Europe·Opinion

February 22, 2026

Turnberry’s Mirage: When a Trade ‘Deal’ Becomes a Tariff Trap

The Turnberry Agreement, named after the Scottish golf resort where it was finalized in July 2025 between U.S. President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, represents a stark

Hung Parliament, Loaded Gun: France’s Article 49.3 Temptation

France’s budget standoff is less a technical squabble over numbers than a constitutional stress test for the Fifth Republic’s semi‑presidential model. At its core lies a familiar instrument—Article 49.3—but in an unfamiliar

January 8, 2026

Europe·Opinion

The UK’s Quiet Return to Rule-Taking Europe

The government’s planned U.K.-EU alignment bill may prove to be the most consequential piece of Brexit-era legislation since the European Union (Withdrawal) Act itself. Introduced quietly, couched in technical language and still

January 6, 2026

Europe·Opinion

If Security Expires, So Will the Peace

When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that 15 years of security guarantees are not enough, he is not bargaining for prestige or symbolism. He is arguing from lived experience. “We are already

December 29, 2025

Americas·Europe·Opinion

Security Guarantees or Illusions of Peace?

As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy heads into a high-profile meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Florida, the optics are dramatic and the substance potentially historic. Missiles and drones have just rained

December 28, 2025

Americas·Europe·Opinion

The Thin Line Between Accountability and Exposure

Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) likes to cloak itself in the language of democratic accountability. Parliamentary questions, its lawmakers insist, are a core right — a way to reflect citizens’ concerns

December 24, 2025

Europe·Opinion

How the EU’s Rigidity Risks Pushing India Away

The U.K.–India free trade agreement, finalized earlier this year, may appear modest on paper. Foreign cars still account for just 0.1 percent of India’s imports. Yet the symbolism of New Delhi agreeing

December 17, 2025

Asia·Europe·Opinion

Trump’s Gamble on Ukraine: Security Guarantees or Strategic Leverage?

The latest offer from Washington to Kyiv — binding security guarantees “similar to those of NATO” — marks the Trump administration’s boldest intervention yet in the grinding war between Ukraine and Russia.

December 16, 2025

Americas·Europe·Opinion

A Carbon Border Tax With No Bite?

Europe’s long-awaited Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is supposed to be the continent’s answer to a vexing climate-industrial dilemma: how to impose strict emissions rules at home without handing a competitive advantage

December 1, 2025

Europe·Planet

Britain’s Diplomatic Fire Sale Risks Shrinking Its World Role at the Worse Possible Moment

Britain’s plan to “rationalise” its £2.5 billion overseas estate may look like prudent housekeeping in an era of tight budgets. In reality, it risks becoming a strategic blunder that further hollows out

November 28, 2025

Europe·Opinion

The €140 Billion Question Europe Won’t Answer

As Ukraine edges toward a potentially catastrophic funding shortfall early next year, the European Union faces a familiar dilemma: the collision between geopolitical necessity and internal political fragmentation. What should have been

November 26, 2025

Europe·Opinion

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Parliament’s Peril: Fix It or Face the Fallout

EU’s Middle East Dodge: Can It Last?

Turnberry’s Mirage: When a Trade ‘Deal’ Becomes a Tariff Trap

Hung Parliament, Loaded Gun: France’s Article 49.3 Temptation

The UK’s Quiet Return to Rule-Taking Europe

If Security Expires, So Will the Peace

Security Guarantees or Illusions of Peace?

The Thin Line Between Accountability and Exposure

How the EU’s Rigidity Risks Pushing India Away

Trump’s Gamble on Ukraine: Security Guarantees or Strategic Leverage?

A Carbon Border Tax With No Bite?

Britain’s Diplomatic Fire Sale Risks Shrinking Its World Role at the Worse Possible Moment

The €140 Billion Question Europe Won’t Answer

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