Election

How Vance Split With Trump Over Iran

A marathon podcast appearance revealed how far Vice President JD Vance has drifted from Donald Trump's Iran strategy, and how close he now stands to 2028.

Buying Access: How the British Government Rewards the Highest Bidder

Eight firms donated over £500k to Labour and won £138m in contracts — exposing Britain’s deepening ties between money and power.

Serbia Corruption Crisis Exposes EU’s Democratic Double Standard

Protests in Serbia expose EU silence as corruption, media pressure, and democratic backsliding deepen ahead of critical accession talks.

Modi’s Vision of India Comes Up Against the South

Southern India's economic tigers are showing their teeth as Modi's plans to redraw electoral maps threaten to shift power toward his northern strongholds.

Thirty Years In Power: Lukashenko Enters His Seventh Term

Belarus handed Alexander Lukashenko another term as president while Hungary blocked European efforts to condemn the controversial election.

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Moscow’s Syria Deal Hints at Wider War Theatre

A renewed Mediterranean bases deal for Moscow and Baghdad's unproven claim of Ukrainian cells both hint at a Middle East drawn into Europe's distant war.

Mecca Pact Reorders the Region’s Power Balance

A missile barrage on Najran leaves old alliances wanting, as Saudi Arabia leans on Ankara and Islamabad for a diplomatic defence pact.

Food Security: Europe’s Next Strategic Crisis

Heatwaves, war and disrupted trade routes are pushing food prices higher, turning agriculture from a consumer issue into a strategic European vulnerability.

Kinahan Extradition Shows How Safe Havens Collapse

Daniel Kinahan's extradition from Dubai closes one chapter in a criminal network that grew by exploiting the space between Ireland, Spain and the Gulf.

Berlin’s Plan to Fill Lebanon’s Coming Void

Germany wants Europe to guard southern Lebanon once UN peacekeepers leave, only to find Ankara already courting Beirut for the same role.