New Caledonia

New Caledonia’s Independence Fight: Riots, Nickel, and Lost Trust

Kanak leaders reject France’s Bougival Accord, demanding full independence by 2027 as New Caledonia’s nickel and future hang in balance.

Nickel, Nationality, and Negotiation: France’s Deal for New Caledonia

Is France offering New Caledonia a gilded cage, a statehood that glitters but lacks the substance of true freedom from its colonial past?

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EU Sanctions Talk Tests Europe’s Red Lines

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Mistral Leads Europe and Reveals Its Limits

Mistral has become Europe's clearest AI champion, but its rise also shows how far the continent still is from matching the American frontier on scale, compute, and control.