MAGA
WORLD
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.
EUROPE
U.S. State Department Funding MAGA Think Tanks Abroad
U.S. conservative donors fund MAGA-aligned European think tanks, raising foreign influence and free speech concerns across the EU.
WORLD
Nicki Minaj and the Attention Economy
On 28 January 2026, Nicki Minaj pledged up to $300,000 at Trump's Accounts Summit and received a Gold Card visa hours later.
EUROPE
Transparency or Tyranny? EU Fines X, Musk Calls It Bureaucratic Overreach
EU fines X €120M under Digital Services Act, sparking US-EU clash over tech regulation, sovereignty, and global digital dominance.
EUROPE
Trump’s Empty Lawsuit and the Necessity of the BBC
The resignation of two BBC leaders after a Trump lawsuit threat shows the vulnerability of even legacy media to political and financial pressure
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Germany’s Alcohol Ban Tests Europe’s New Sin Rules
Germany's nationwide station alcohol ban treats drinking less as a private choice than as a public cost imposed on workers, passengers and shared space.
Ceuta Crisis Exposes the Limits of Sánchez’s Migration Model
The Ceuta crisis does not prove that Spain's regularisation policy caused mass migration, but it exposes how quickly legal ambiguity and expectations of eventual residence can weaken border deterrence.
How Turkish Drones Turned The Tide in Sudan
A drone strike on Egypt's Mediterranean coast confirms how Sudan's aerial war now radiates across borders, arms routes and South Sudan's fragile December vote.
Bubble Swells: Europe Insists On Labelling AI Content
Public patience for AI looks thinner by the week, and Europe's new labelling law may only be the most visible sign of the change.
Brick by Brick: The Court Europe Built Withers Aways
Europe drafted the rulebook of international justice after 1945, and as tribunals empty and allies clash publicly at the United Nations, its enforcers vanish.
