Security Over Economics in a War-Torn World
The G7 meeting in France is best understood not as a photo-op for seven wealthy democracies, but as a stress test of the Western order itself. It exposed two realities at once:
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Starmer’s Balancing Act: Stability vs. Urgency
Britain’s Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, is confronting a moment that tests not only his leadership but also his political durability. With murmurs of dissent growing louder within his party and questions emerging
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
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.”
Starmer’s Royal Gamble: Can Pomp Keep Trump Onside?
Keir Starmer’s week has been one of gilded carriages and sleepless nights. The pageantry of Donald Trump’s state visit — soldiers in bearskins, the royal household mobilized in full splendor, and even
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
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
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
Churchill’s Warning for Today: Lessons from “The Gathering Storm”
Some works of history fade with time; others only grow sharper and more urgent. Winston Churchill’s The Gathering Storm, the first volume in his six-part chronicle of the Second World War, belongs
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.
ECB Gears Up for Digital Euro With Eye on Transforming Payments Market
The European Central Bank (ECB) is laying the groundwork for its much-anticipated digital euro, with internal planning documents revealing ambitions for a system capable of processing more than 50 billion transactions annually
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
The Urgent Nuclear Decisions Facing Trump and Putin
When U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet this Friday, headlines will inevitably focus on Ukraine. But in the shadow of that conflict lies another urgent matter, one that
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