Europe’s Arms Pipeline Quietly Unplugs from Washington
As Switzerland walks away from an American missile contract and the Netherlands floats hacking fighter jets, Europe's defence reboot is now an operational certainty....
British Council Squeezed: Crumbling Bridge of Soft Power
As rivals invest in their global reach Britain is letting its primary cultural bridge crumble under a mountain of debt that the government refuses to forgive....
Israeli Cabinet Uses Red Tape to Claim West Bank
Behind the quiet hum of government offices a new push for land titles is dividing the West Bank as paperwork becomes the latest tool for territorial control....
Lost in Automation:Â AI Predictions and the Reality CheckÂ
Although tech giants claim office jobs will vanish in months, their software remains stuck in an English bubble that cannot grasp the wider global world....
Made in Europe: Semantics Divide Berlin and ParisÂ
Chancellor Merz is currently parsing prepositions to deflect French calls for common debt at a time the European economy is losing its footing....
Surrounded by War: Ethiopia Under Abiy Ahmed
Along three thousand kilometres of borders, Addis Ababa trades blood for time as foreign powers across the regional power axis place their bets....
Lithuania: Small States and the Price of Acting Alone
Some small states tried to champion democratic values on the world stage but found that moral stands are often too hard to maintain without an economic shield....
Youthful Economic Leverage: Africa’s Coming Negotiating Power
At a point at which wealthy states grey and workforces shrink, Africa prepares to use its youthful population as a powerful tool for global negotiation....
Crypto Crash: Gamification of Digital Assets
The digital gold rush left a trail of ruined savings for everyday people who find that their money can vanish in a click without any real legal safety net....
Start to Finish: Ukraine Peace and Nuclear Arms Race
Peace in Ukraine and the future of the world atomic arsenal collided in Abu Dhabi during the week as diplomats tried to save a treaty and stop a war all at once....
