Russia
BUSINESS
Make Europe Secure Again: Gulf Energy Underwrites Europe’s Transition
UAE LNG deal boosts Germany’s energy security and defence role, marking a new Gulf–Europe compact amid shifting global power.
EUROPE
Peacemaker No More: Austria Ditches Neutrality for NATO
Austria debates ending decades of neutrality in 2025, weighing NATO membership amid rising Russian threats and shifting EU security ties.
BUSINESS
NATO: Security Cooperation Requires Economic Stability
The 'NATO Eastern Flank Plan' requires more than military unity: Donahue’s vision risks collapse under US–EU trade wars and tech fragmentation.
BUSINESS
Weapons Go Viral: The Houthis’ X Rated Marketplace
Western weapons flood Yemen’s black markets as arms dealers use social media to sell rifles, pistols, and grenade launchers.
WORLD
Unfrozen from the Dead: Taliban Gains First Backer in Russia
Moscow's recognition of the Taliban government breaks four years of international isolation and opens a new chapter in Afghan diplomacy.
Popular
Armenia’s EU Turn is Russia’s Own Making
Armenia's parliament has embraced a European future which Russia's own inertia made almost inevitable.
Ukraine Postpones Elections as Brussels Holds the Line
Zelenskyy brands snap wartime elections a tsunami that would split Ukraine apart, leaving Brussels holding the sharpest check left on Kyiv's power.
Macron Deepens France’s Strategic Partnership with Saudi Arabia
France's embrace of Saudi Arabia argues that strategic and economic interests now outweigh the human-rights concerns that once made the relationship toxic.
Como Bans Bicycles After Mayor Hit
A mayor's collision with an electric bicycle produced a citywide ban. Can personal misfortune justify policy for everyone else?
EU Cybersecurity Rules Create a New Kind of Cyber Slop
EU cybersecurity rules are expanding just as artificial intelligence multiplies digital threats, leaving companies with more alerts and obligations to process.
