Government

Egypt: The Grand Egyptian Museum and the Age of Monumental Culture

On 1 November 2025, Egypt opened the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza after two decades of construction as Sisi hopes tourism can revive Cairo's economy.

Empty Promises, and Excuses: Labour’s Tax U-Turn is a Mess

A few months after an election victory, millions of people are left wondering how quickly campaign promises can evaporate.

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.

How to Kill Corruption? AI Of Course

Albania appoints the world’s first AI minister, Diella, to fight corruption and ensure transparent public tenders in line with EU standards.

A Poison Chalice: Migration Politics in the Netherlands

The Netherlands keeps breaking its own government over the same issue: what to do with people who weren't born Dutch but call it home.

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Denmark Thinks it’s Solved Gen Z’s Tech Problem

Denmark's screen rollback in schools is being sold as a cure for Gen Z overload, but its real significance is simpler: one country has decided that less tech can mean more authority.

Slovakia Overtakes France in Nuclear Power Share

A tiny reactor project outside Bratislava is about to push Slovakia past France on nuclear power, just as Europe's neutral states rethink it.

From Haro to Tehran, Festivals Stage Power and Belief

From Spain's wine battle to Tehran's funeral pageantry and Trump's July 4, public ritual is where belief, identity and power perform themselves most visibly in 2026.

Ireland Takes EU Chair as Climate Politics Heats Up

Ireland assumes the EU presidency just as a heatwave forces Europe to confront a question its climate politics was not designed to answer: how to keep people cool without abandoning the logic of decarbonisation.

King Charles Recasts the Crown for a Different Britain

King Charles is not changing the monarchy's doctrine — he is changing its tone, and in an institution that survives by symbolism, that distinction carries real weight.