Ethics

Fairphone Enters the Office, Not the High Street

As Radboud University announced Fairphones for staff on 16 January 2026, effective 1 February, a niche ethical handset gained an ally that ordinary shoppers still rarely offer.

EU AI Act Allows Melodies to Choose Collaboration, Not Censorship

Europe leads in AI music ethics as UMG partners with Udio, redefining creativity, copyright, and regulation in the digital age.

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An Evangelical War: Rome Takes on Washington

As a Cardinal is turned away in Jerusalem, a defiant Pope Leo XIV in Rome denounces the holy war rhetoric currently steering Washington's foreign policy.

Estonia’s Digital Success Cannot Fix the Demographic Dread

A poll this week found two thirds of Estonians considering leaving, as births near historic lows and Russia remains the neighbour nobody forgets.

Breaking Point: The AfD American Divorce

Germany's AfD are now turning their backs on allying with Trump, as his adventurism abroad in Iran is causing a national rethink on American militarism.

On Par for the Course: Trump Scores Off Gulf Turmoil

A sitting US president runs an active war from his Florida golf estate while his Scottish resort solicits bookings from tourists fleeing his Gulf battleground.

Lebanon Sends Byblos to Paris as a Warning

Macron opened a 9,000-year Byblos exhibition in Paris on Monday while Israeli strikes hit the Lebanese Christian heartland of Kesrouan for the first time.