Between them, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump have produced a new consensus among European states on the need to spend unprecedented sums in an emergency effort to bolster Europe’s defences. And ...

At July’s NATO summit in Ankara, European leaders accepted that they must carry more of their own defence. Turning that ...

On July 8th, Bulgaria lived out a split-screen reality. In Brussels, European officials celebrated Bulgaria’s entry into the euro zone, with the euro set to replace the lev on January 1st 2026—a ...

On November 24th, EU representatives presented their US counterparts with the European Commission’s new “digital omnibus package”. Its pro-business language and deregulatory aims were not enough to ...

America has long been the go-to home for emerging tech companies. With this, it has reaped economic and geopolitical benefits such as technological sovereignty, innovation culture, brain gain and ...

Anti-corruption sanctions—and even the prospect of them—under the next US administration will be crucial to chances of peace in many parts of the world. Here’s ...

In a series of announcements in early October, the Chinese ministry of commerce codified and tightened export restrictions on “rare earth-related technologies and other items”. The new rules limit ...

Power is now defined by control over flows of people, goods, money, and data, and via the connections they establish. Only states that see the new map of geopolitical power clearly will be able to ...

Like every summer, our experts and staff have compiled a list of books, podcasts, and television series for the relaxing days ahead. Their book choices will transport you to Edinburgh, Lebanon, the ...

One year into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the pursuit of accountability for atrocities has emerged as a central tenet of the West’s response. And not without reason – the Ukrainian prosecution has ...

Since his first term, Donald Trump’s narrative towards Europe has been shaped by the notion that Europeans have unfairly benefited from trade agreements with the US while freeriding on American ...

If Viktor Orban and his Fidesz party lose Hungary’s parliamentary election on April 12th, it will largely be due to the dismal record of their economic policies, and because of the state capture and ...