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EUROPE
Lithuania: Small States and the Price of Acting Alone
Some small states tried to champion democratic values on the world stage but found that moral stands are often too hard to maintain without an economic shield.
BUSINESS
Quality Over Quantity: Switzerland Must Look East When America Turns Its Back
As Switzerland scrambles for a trade deal whilst facing 39% tariffs, the question becomes whether Swiss independence can survive American economics?
BUSINESS
U.S. Sanctions Derailed as China and Iran Go Full Steam Ahead
China and Iran have unveiled a new railway corridor that bypasses the U.S.-controlled sea lanes, deepening their strategic partnership and undermining American efforts to isolate Tehran.
EUROPE
Sovereignty by Arms: EU-France Defence Clash
As Europe rushes to arm itself, Paris clings to the golden key of weapons oversight, playing a high-stakes chess game with EU allies over who controls the guns.
BUSINESS
Norwegian Energy Nationalism Threatens Britain’s Net Zero
As Norway's government crumbles over energy exports, Britain's lights flicker in the shadow of European energy nationalism.
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Can Libya’s Energy Promise Outdrill Its Divisions?
Drone strikes on Libya's biggest refinery and a bomb that killed a senior general days apart leave Libya's peace looking thin beneath Europe's gas hopes.
Thailand Halves Visa-Free Stays to Reclaim Migration Control
Thailand is discovering that the line between a tourist and a resident cannot be managed with the same visa exemption for everyone.
Berlin’s Drone Accusation Against the Kremlin
Germany's accusation against Moscow lands beside a French warning, a Chinese pledge on nuclear weapons and a new EU push to close defence gaps.
Nordic Compass Weighs Merging Stock Exchanges
Nordic Compass believes four national stock exchanges might attract more capital as a single regional market than as four separate systems.
Why America Sent Its Spy Chief to Moscow?
America's spy chief flew secretly to Moscow this week, and mounting evidence points to one worry shaping his agenda, an atomic Iran built with Russian help.


