Anitta Hipper
EUROPE
Budapest Back Channel and Russia’s Bargaining Chip
In Brussels, during EU recess breaks, a minister allegedly stepped out to phone Moscow. Russia has since turned that intelligence into tradeable currency.
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Palantir: UK Fraud Files and the Swiss Press
Palantir got inside the FCA's fraud files this week while a Zurich court heard its case against a magazine that reported Switzerland had rejected it nine times.
Budapest Back Channel and Russia’s Bargaining Chip
In Brussels, during EU recess breaks, a minister allegedly stepped out to phone Moscow. Russia has since turned that intelligence into tradeable currency.
Europe’s Air Pollution Kills the Poor Twice as Fast
Poor European regions face nearly double the air pollution death risk of wealthy ones, a Nature Medicine study of 88 million deaths published this week found.
The Global South is Abandoning the Aid Model
As donor budgets dry up and military spending soars, the emerging South is forging a new path of economic parity, leaving Western-led development in its wake.
China’s Taiwan Rehearsal is Playing Out in Hormuz
As Iran weaponises the world’s most central oil lanes, Beijing is taking notes on how a well-placed blockade might one day decide the fate of the Taiwan Strait.
