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Badalona Eviction Exposes Europe’s Housing Fault Lines
Police cleared an abandoned school in Badalona this week, removing hundreds of people. A local operation that says much more about Europe's housing model.
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Foreign Groups Launch Multi-Front AI Attack Against France
Fake clips now trick world leaders as AI turns a local protest into a tool for groups that want to cause chaos and damage how a whole nation's economy runs.
McDonald’s AI Christmas Ad Backlash: Audiences Reject Synthetic Sentiment
An AI Christmas advert that told viewers to hide in McDonald's because the holidays are "terrible" has done something many feared: it made people miss imperfect, human-made ads.
Washington’s Freeze on UK Tech Deal Exposes Commerce-First Calculus
Washington's abrupt suspension of the British tech pact confirms a cold reality where trade leverage overrides long-standing Atlantic security commitments.
Spain’s Hunting Accidents Rise: Public Land as Private Shooting Range
Hunting accidents in Spain are rising again, forcing an uncomfortable question: how much risk should the public accept so that a minority can keep its favourite rural pastime?
Economic Diplomacy: Establishing Safety Zones in Ukraine and Lebanon
Negotiators propose turning the volatile front lines of Ukraine and Lebanon into safe commercial hubs, employing trade to secure peace where armies once stood.
French Farmers Block Roads: Disease Control Reveals Europe’s Meat Economy
French farmers blocking motorways over diseased cattle look like a sudden crisis, yet they expose a quieter reality: slaughter has always been central to Europe's food system, just usually out of sight.
EUROPE
Foreign Groups Launch Multi-Front AI Attack Against France
Fake clips now trick world leaders as AI turns a local protest into a tool for groups that want to cause chaos and damage how a whole nation's economy runs.
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Talking Diplomacy at a Time of War
As the war in Ukraine drags on with the third anniversary looming this month, H.E. Dmytro Senik and I discuss Ukraine's relationship with the UAE, the GCC, and the Russia-Iran axis.
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Digital Bridges: Austria and the UAE
Austria’s Ambassador to the UAE, Dr. Etienne Berchtold, discusses digital bridges, education, and people-to-people ties driving innovation between Austria and the UAE.
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LaLiga’s Internet Blackouts: Football Controls the Web
LaLiga’s piracy fight now blocks shared IPs, taking down lawful sites and sparking debate over private power in governing Europe’s internet.
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Exclusive: Recognition, Somalia, and Normalisation
Somaliland's Foreign Minister sits down with DET in Hargeisa, touching on sovereignty, recognition, and normalisation whilst championing stability in the Horn.
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Adapting to New Realities: Sweden’s Military Strategy In Flux
Sweden boosts Arctic military, economic, and strategic presence amid global competition for resources and security.
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U.S. Wants Türkiye to Hand Back Enigmatic Jet Gear
As Washington reclaims F-35 gear from Türkiye, fears grow that America's prized fighter jets come with a hidden kill switch only the Pentagon controls.
PODCASTS
Talking Diplomacy at a Time of War
As the war in Ukraine drags on with the third anniversary looming this month, H.E. Dmytro Senik and I discuss Ukraine's relationship with the UAE, the GCC, and the Russia-Iran axis.
EXCLUSIVE
Exclusive: Recognition, Somalia, and Normalisation
Somaliland's Foreign Minister sits down with DET in Hargeisa, touching on sovereignty, recognition, and normalisation whilst championing stability in the Horn.
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Zainabiyyat: The Houthi’s Veil of Truth
The Zainabiyyat: Houthi female battalions weaponise gender, enforce repression, and transform Yemen’s internal security landscape amidst Yemen's ongoing war.
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Why is Somaliland Strategically Important to the United States?
The strategic location, democracy, and security role of Somaliland makes the de facto state a key U.S. ally. Will Trump recognise its sovereignty in 2025?
EUROPE
Badalona Eviction Exposes Europe’s Housing Fault Lines
Police cleared an abandoned school in Badalona this week, removing hundreds of people. A local operation that says much more about Europe's housing model.
EUROPE
Strategic Survival: Russia’s High Stake Talks with HTS
The overthrow of Bashar al-Assad by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham has forced Russia to reevaluate its military presence in Syria, as negotiations with HTS over the fate of strategic bases unfold, amidst volatile regional dynamics and international concerns.
EUROPE
Britain vs Big Tech: Can the Online Safety Act Really Govern the Global Internet?
Even powerful nations can struggle when tech companies bring their legal firepower to a global fight. Now, Britain's ambitious new regulatory experiment is facing its first major test.
EUROPE
Memories of Independence: Seventy Years On
Seventy years after Toussaint Rouge, the War of Independence remains a powerful symbol of anti-colonial resistance.
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Foreign Groups Launch Multi-Front AI Attack Against France
Fake clips now trick world leaders as AI turns a local protest into a tool for groups that want to cause chaos and damage how a whole nation's economy runs.
McDonald’s AI Christmas Ad Backlash: Audiences Reject Synthetic Sentiment
An AI Christmas advert that told viewers to hide in McDonald's because the holidays are "terrible" has done something many feared: it made people miss imperfect, human-made ads.
Spain’s Hunting Accidents Rise: Public Land as Private Shooting Range
Hunting accidents in Spain are rising again, forcing an uncomfortable question: how much risk should the public accept so that a minority can keep its favourite rural pastime?
French Farmers Block Roads: Disease Control Reveals Europe’s Meat Economy
French farmers blocking motorways over diseased cattle look like a sudden crisis, yet they expose a quieter reality: slaughter has always been central to Europe's food system, just usually out of sight.
German Manufacturers Stalled EU Climate Progress Through Systemic Lobbying
German car giants preach sustainability to the public, although behind closed doors, they ruthlessly dismantle the very EU climate laws meant to save the planet.
Bosnia Off Air: Will Brussels Let the Last Broadcaster Die?
Bosnia’s public broadcaster BHRT nears collapse as funding is withheld, journalists work in tents, and regional media freedom fades
Transparency or Tyranny? EU Fines X, Musk Calls It Bureaucratic Overreach
EU fines X €120M under Digital Services Act, sparking US-EU clash over tech regulation, sovereignty, and global digital dominance.
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STC Take Hadhramaut: Fragmentation Leaves No WinnersÂ
Clashes in Hadramout expose Yemen’s deep fractures as tribes, the STC, and oil interests battle over autonomy, power, and survival.
National Security Strategy: The Era of Investment Power
Washington has stopped acting like a global policeman and started operating like a hedge fund, trading lectures for massive sovereign wealth deposits.
Moscow’s Calculus: Guns Fall Silent, Commerce Speaks
As Moscow sheds the weight of defunct military pacts, it ruthlessly prioritizes the economic engines that bind it to Europe.
Caspian Bottleneck: All Roads Lead to Baku
Brussels pours capital into Central Asia to secure resources, but geography dictates that trade routes run through the indispensable Azerbaijani bridge.
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BUSINESS
Slow Decoupling: Europe Is Ditching Microsoft
Europe ditches Microsoft as seven nations embrace digital sovereignty, switching to open-source tools over U.S. tech giants.
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EU-NATO: Brussels Summit and New Baltic Security
Baltic states push NATO on mine ban review as defense spending tops 2.5% of GDP amid rising Russian threats and EU security shifts.
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NATO: Ottawa’s Pivot to Europe
From Ottawa to Brussels, a new defense partnership shows how quickly allies abandon ship when America's commitment starts to waver.
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Adapting to New Realities: Sweden’s Military Strategy In Flux
Sweden boosts Arctic military, economic, and strategic presence amid global competition for resources and security.
U.S. Wants Türkiye to Hand Back Enigmatic Jet Gear
As Washington reclaims F-35 gear from Türkiye, fears grow that America's prized fighter jets come with a hidden kill switch only the Pentagon controls.
Talking Diplomacy at a Time of War
As the war in Ukraine drags on with the third anniversary looming this month, H.E. Dmytro Senik and I discuss Ukraine's relationship with the UAE, the GCC, and the Russia-Iran axis.
Exclusive: Recognition, Somalia, and Normalisation
Somaliland's Foreign Minister sits down with DET in Hargeisa, touching on sovereignty, recognition, and normalisation whilst championing stability in the Horn.
Zainabiyyat: The Houthi’s Veil of Truth
The Zainabiyyat: Houthi female battalions weaponise gender, enforce repression, and transform Yemen’s internal security landscape amidst Yemen's ongoing war.
Why is Somaliland Strategically Important to the United States?
The strategic location, democracy, and security role of Somaliland makes the de facto state a key U.S. ally. Will Trump recognise its sovereignty in 2025?
Houthis Recruit Military Yemenis for Russian Frontlines in New Development
The latest batch of Houthi fighters arrive on Russian frontlines as relations deepen with Moscow, whilst President Trump designates Houthis FTO.
Gaza, Genocide, and Comedy, Right?
Comedian Mina Liccione on faith, Gaza, and why laughter is resistance: balancing art, truth, and healing with higher purpose.
Looking for a Better Life: African Migrants Under Houthi Trafficking
Houthi recruitment of African migrants in Yemen surges, after the 7th of October, fueling forced labour, child soldiers, and human rights abuses.
Two Arteries, One Lifeline:Â Somaliland and Taiwan Talk Maritime Cooperation
Somaliland and Taiwan deepen ties amid Chinese pressure, defending sovereignty and maritime trade routes from Red Sea to East Asia.
