Populism
EUROPE
It is Lonely in the Middle: How Mass Immigration, Stagnation, and Taxes is Stripping Centrist Politics
Centrist parties across Europe and the UK are losing ground as immigration, stagnation, and rising taxes fuel populist momentum.
EUROPE
No Love Lost: Tensions in French Homonationalism
From Pride parades to polling booths, France's gay patriots test whether identity transcends ideology in today's fragmented political order.
EUROPE
Schengen: Freedom of Movement No More?
Schengen under strain: EU faces rising border controls, migration pressures, and terror threats, testing free movement and unity.
EUROPE
Europe Wakes Up: Security on Migration
Germany tightens migration laws with stricter deportations, border controls, and asylum limits amid Europe’s immigration crackdown.
BUSINESS
Norwegian Energy Nationalism Threatens Britain’s Net Zero
As Norway's government crumbles over energy exports, Britain's lights flicker in the shadow of European energy nationalism.
Popular
EU-US Trade Talks: Price of Sovereignty on the Factory Floor
Brussels rejects trading digital sovereignty for tariff relief, leaving European steel workers to bear the heavy cost of a deepening transatlantic deadlock.
The Pope’s Turkey Visit: Eastern Mediterranean as Christianity’s Foundation
Pope Leo XIV's first papal journey to Turkey from 27-30 November 2025 placed the eastern Mediterranean once again at the centre of Catholic imagination, inviting Europe to reconsider how geography shaped its tradition.
Europe’s First Moon Steps in a New Space Race
Josef Aschbacher picked a German astronaut for the NASA lunar orbit mission, starting a bigger European push into space exploration powered by fresh budgets and joint projects.
Finland’s Unemployment Paradox: Rising Joblessness, Surprising Calm
Finland recorded 10.3% unemployment in October 2025, the highest figure since 2009, yet public discourse suggests that economic pessimism does not always translate into social despair.
Brussels to Caracas: A Reckoning for European Intelligence
European powers quietly freeze Caribbean intelligence sharing with Washington, fearing their islands sit too close to the line of fire near Venezuela.
