Espionage

Is the Line Secure? Austria WhatsApp Surveillance Law

While Europe, specifically Austria, debates surveillance rights, every diplomatic WhatsApp message flows through servers controlled by Silicon Valley.

MI6’s New Chief: Europe’s Answer to Mideast Marginalisation

When MI6's new chief speaks Arabic and knows Tehran's secrets, Europe might finally have found its voice in the Middle East's power game. 

Greenland Snubs Trump: A Minerals Deal Under the EU

The EU minerals deal in Greenland snubs Trump, fuels US–EU rivalry, and risks dividing the island as locals debate sovereignty and foreign control.

Orban Takes a Leaf Out of the Kremlin’s Book

Espionage row in Zakarpattia deepens Ukraine-Hungary tensions, sparking fears of regional instability and foreign interference.

Greenland: Do Friends Spy on Each Other?

US-Denmark tensions soar as reports reveal American spying in Greenland, fueling backlash over Trump’s Arctic ambitions and covert tactics.

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Warsaw’s Pump Relief Leaves Security Unbought

A vanished Venezuelan cargo, a severed Saudi pipeline and a revived windfall levy expose the limits of Warsaw's control over its own petrol pumps.

India Demographic Dividend Starts to Fade as Glaciers Melt

India built its growth story on abundant people and abundant water, and both assumptions are now proving less permanent than expected.

Uneven Protection: Religious Freedom in Belgium

A country can guarantee religious freedom by law and still let how visibly someone practises it decide whether they get a job or a seat at the table.

Venice Rewards Israeli Gaza Documentary Amid Domestic Backlash

An award can celebrate a film's craft without settling what its allegations actually prove, a distinction Venice has now put under real pressure.

Celtic Pact: Is a Post-UK Future Inevitable?

The pact signed in Cardiff dares Westminster to defend a fragile union which Trump's transactional treatment of old allies has left looking suddenly negotiable.