Election
BUSINESS
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.
EUROPE
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.
WORLD
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.
EUROPE
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.
Popular
The Debate of Rosetta Stone: Egypt Wants Icons, Not Whole Collections
As Egypt renews its demand for the Rosetta Stone and other star objects, Europe can no longer hide behind old arguments about who is best placed to care for ancient treasures.
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.
Gus Jackson and Europe’s Complicated Memory of Michael Jackson
Europe's enduring enthusiasm for Michael Jackson tribute acts shows how the continent continues to separate cultural memory from moral debate in ways that the United States no longer does.
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.
Southern Europe Drying: How Real Is the Water Crisis?
Warnings about a drying Southern Europe appear regularly, yet the scale becomes clear only when agriculture and cities begin feeling the strain.
