Policy
EUROPE
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.
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.
BUSINESS
ChatGPT: Europe Puts Regulations on the AI Provider as Popularity Soars
ChatGPT hits 120m EU users, triggering strict Digital Services Act regulations and full regulatory oversight for OpenAI.
WORLD
Relief or Risk: Trump Lifts Syria Sanctions
Trump lifts Syria sanctions in deal-driven pivot, empowering Gulf allies and raising questions on U.S. leverage, security, and oversight.
BUSINESS
Renewable Riches, Local Poverty: Africa’s New Resource Rush
Behind Europe's gleaming renewable projects in North Africa lies a troubling pattern: taking water from thirsty lands to fuel distant green ambitions.
Popular
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.
