Kyiv
BUSINESS
Shadow Mail: Moscow Pushes the Envelope on Sanctions
Russia has built a vast world of ghost ships and phantom mail that bypasses every law as Europe learns that real security requires steel instead of paperwork.
Ukraine War
Economic Diplomacy: Establishing Safety Zones in Ukraine and Lebanon
Negotiators propose turning the volatile front lines of Ukraine and Lebanon into safe commercial hubs, employing trade to secure peace where armies once stood.
BUSINESS
Lifelines as Targets: Moscow’s Playbook for Strangling Ukraine
From Polish railways to Black Sea tankers, Russia is waging a covert war of sabotage across Europe, aiming to strangle the essential lifelines sustaining Ukraine.
EUROPE
A Love Hate Relationship: Bratislava and Kyiv
Relations between former close allies, Slovakia and Ukraine, continue to sour amidst the repercussions of the Ukraine war.
Popular
France Returns Colonial Art, and Nazi-Looted Works Too
France confronts two legacies of stolen art as new restitution laws ease colonial returns and the Musée d’Orsay spotlights Nazi-looted works still awaiting heirs.
Syrian Reconstruction Era: Abu Dhabi’s First-Mover Advantage
As foreign funds return to Damascus, the UAE has eagerly secured prime real estate with preemptive speed.
UAE Classrooms Reopen After a Week of War
UAE schools have returned to in-person learning after a second week of remote classes triggered by Iranian attacks, testing a system that has now been forced to switch modes twice in less than two months.
EU Development Finance Bankrolls China’s African Expansion
Brussels funds hundreds of buses for Dakar, a Chinese state firm bids at half the European price and wins the contract.
Populist Divorce: Meloni and the MAGA Civil War
A public break with Trump over Iran and the Pope lifts Meloni's domestic standing, saving her political skin.
