Myanmar

Kawthoolei Republic: Italy’s CasaPound Export Radical Dreams to Myanmar

In Myanmar’s remote hills, a rogue general and his Italian allies are forging a sovereign state on a harvest of ideas Rome would not permit at home. 

A Paper Tiger: Why EU Tech Keeps Arming Myanmar’s Junta

European navigation modules guide the junta in Myanmar through deadly skies above villages, while Brussels speaks of sanctions.

Yakuza Boss Admits Offering Iran Nuclear Material 

Japanese mobster, Takeshi Ebisawa, smuggling plot connects Myanmar's internal instability to Iran's atomic ambitions.

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Europe’s Power Mix is Finally Turning Green

Solar now leads Portugal's electricity grid, mirroring Germany's fossil-fuel milestone, and the evidence points to economics and policy as the true drivers.

Burnham Wants a Constitution. Does Anyone Else?

Britain's new prime minister wants a written constitution, but a Parliament still splintered by Brexit may not agree on what it should say.

Spain Fears Morocco is Winning the 2030 World Cup Final

Spanish anxiety over losing the 2030 World Cup final to Morocco is growing just as Gianni Infantino's authority inside FIFA faces its sharpest challenge yet.

How Disinformation and Panic Overwhelmed Ceuta

A treaty opened Gibraltar's border calmly in July, while a court ruling in Ceuta let panic, rumour and traffickers overwhelm Spain's southern frontier.

Why Sweden is Building a New Spy Agency

Sweden is building its own foreign spy service after a run of Russian espionage cases, a striking break from two centuries of neutrality.