U.S.
Ukraine War
Russia and the United States: A Détente for Now
U.S.-Russia relations reach a delicate détente as Trump halts Ukraine aid, reviews sanctions, and boosts diplomacy, signaling a move toward global multipolarity.
WORLD
Trump’s Congressional Speech: Make America Great, Again
Trump's Congress speech outlined U.S. plans on Ukraine, trade, immigration, debt reduction, and major infrastructure projects.
EUROPE
A Middle Line: Spain Seeks a Bridge With Beijing
Spain, and the wider EU, seek strategic autonomy in EU-China relations, balancing trade and diplomacy amid shifting U.S. policies and global geopolitical tensions.
WORLD
Truth Social or X? Vice President Musk’s Latest
Elon Musk backs U.S. withdrawal from NATO & UN, echoing political calls for reduced global commitments and financial burdens.
EUROPE
A Pack of Cards: Meloni Deals a Strong Hand at CPAC
Italy's PM Giorgia Meloni backs Trump at CPAC, defends JD Vance, and insists the U.S. will support Ukraine despite EU tensions.
Popular
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.
Hantavirus Panic Revives Pandemic Lies
The MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak has done something the virus itself cannot: it has reactivated the full Covid-era misinformation machine, and the results arrived faster this time.
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.
