Politics
EUROPE
Poland’s Trajectory: Isolation or Integration After Nawrocki Election Win
Karol Nawrocki’s election win signals Poland’s nationalist shift, risking EU ties, reform gridlock, and investor confidence.
EUROPE
Eurovision: A Platform for Music or Politics?
Eurovision 2025 exposed deep geopolitical divides as Israel's participation sparked protests, boycott calls, and vote manipulation claims.
EUROPE
Gaza Opens Up New Strands of Debate in British Judaism
Progressive Judaism merges in UK, reshaping Jewish identity with ethical debate on Israel, unity in diversity, and political conscience.
EUROPE
Friedrich Merz: Germany’s New Road Ahead
Germany’s new Chancellor Friedrich Merz launches reforms on wages, green energy, defense, and migration, shaping EU and NATO leadership.
WORLD
Lost in Trumpism: Democrats Astray Amidst Leadership Crisis?
Democrats face leadership struggles, disunity, and weak voter outreach, risking Trump’s 2028 dominance without a clear strategy or vision.
Popular
FCAS: Bilateral Deals Break Expensive Collective Defence
Nine years of industrial warfare have now ended Europe's biggest defence dream, as bilateral deals quietly rewrite the continent's security architecture.
Sovereign AI Fund Picks Blair’s Daughter-in-Law to Lead It
Britain's £500 million Sovereign AI fund has chosen Tony Blair's daughter-in-law to lead it, and the appointment says as much about how power circulates in British tech as it does about the fund's ambitions.
Foreign Capital Flows into Damascus Despite Insecurity
As European trade ties return and energy giants sign deals, Damascus car bombs ask whether stability can coexist with transition.
Cannes 79 Turns Politics Into Atmosphere
The 79th Cannes Film Festival has arrived carrying less confidence in art's neutrality and more pressure to explain what cinema is for in a harder world.
Eurovision’s Israel Problem Reaches a Crisis Point
A New York Times investigation has exposed the full scale of Israel's multi-year campaign to influence the Eurovision vote, pushing the contest into one of the deepest institutional crises in its 70-year history.
