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However, he does share something fundamental with populist leaders Nawrocki, Orbán, and Fico about the EU: sovereignty. These leaders do not support further EU integration even though the political, security, and defense circumstances demand it.

Babiš’s victory in Czechia is not a turning point for European Populists

A populist movement has taken power in Czechia, reinforcing the steady rise of far-right parties across Central Europe. While united by the idea of regaining sovereignty, these forces remain divided on vital issues such as their stance toward Russia

The EU’s next priority should be to establish a clear, single point of contact for the Global Gateway in each partner country. Rather than relying on union officials juggling multiple portfolios or dispersing responsibilities across separate offices for businesses, civil society, and other stakeholders, a dedicated coordination hub is needed. These offices would serve as the central node for matchmaking, dialogue, and participatory decisionmaking, ensuring coherence, transparency, and accountability in implementation.

How the EU’s global gateway can compete in the global south

In competition with China’s Belt and Road Initiative, the Global Gateway strategy needs to find an edge. To better promote its interests through investment, the EU’s offer must become more coherent, transparent, and accountable

Europe’s ‘coalition of the willing’ may at some point have to put peacekeeping ‘boots on the ground’ in Ukraine, but its weaknesses are daunting. The UK and France wrangle over their soldiers’ rules of engagement – should these deter Russian assaults or respond to them? As to capability shortcomings, the Europeans would have to rely on the US for intelligence, for many weapons systems and logistical support.

The EU’s defence drive lacks a plan and a political mandate

Europe’s answer to the world’s geopolitical turmoil is massive rearmament and a new era of intra-EU military cooperation

Marine Le Pen’s hard-right National Rally (RN) and the radical-left France Unbowed (LFI) of Jean-Luc Mélenchon have both tabled confidence votes in Lecornu’s government on Thursday, but would need the support of centre-left parties to bring him down.

French PM backs freezing Macron’s pension reform to save government

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has told parliament he backs suspending controversial 2023 pension reforms, in the face of crucial votes of no-confidence later this week

And, no doubt, a vast part of Britain’s wealth in the 18th and 19th century was based in large part on enslaving men and women with black or brown skins or treating them as forced labor once slavery was abolished in the British Empire by an Act of Parliament in 1833. In that sense, the fascist impulse was simply “offshored.”

British History: As full of cruelty, racism and hate as any other nation in Europe

Is it really true that Britain’s special path as a nation of tolerance, parliamentary debate and democracy is only coming to an end in the age of Nigel Farage and Tommy Robinson?

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Property markets differ enormously within the EU, with rentals more popular in some countries. Their shared problem is the resentment of voters overburdened by rising costs and, in the case of younger people, excluded from getting a foot on the property ladder for the foreseeable future.

Analyses

It’s time to tackle the housing crisis that is fuelling populism

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Housing, which is to say the lack of it, is foremost among the factors fuelling populism. Addressing acute housing shortages is crucial to stemming support for right-wing extremists

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The ministry has said another 460 people have died from malnutrition, including 182 since a famine was confirmed in Gaza City in August by the UN-backed Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC). Israel has restricted aid deliveries it says were being taken away from civilians by Hamas fighters.

World

Israel and Hamas agree first phase of Gaza ceasefire deal

Friday, October 10, 2025

Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a ceasefire and hostage release deal, paving the way for a possible end to the conflict in Gaza

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If he succeeds, Trump could join the ranks of Egypt’s Anwar Sadat and Israel’s Yitzhak Rabin, leaders whose risks for peace reshaped history—an achievement that eluded even Biden and Obama, and one his most progressive critics might have to acknowledge.

Analyses

Trump’s Gaza peace gamble

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Trump’s 20-point Gaza peace plan has earned global backing—and with it, the real possibility of a Nobel Peace Prize.

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On September, 10, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has gotten the institutional process going by making her proposal in her State of the Union speech. October brings decisive opportunities to operationalize the EU’s role.

World

The Trump Gaza Peace Plan needs the EU, too

Tuesday, October 7, 2025

The EU can play an essential role in ensuring all phases of U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace plan are implemented by both Israel and the Palestinians. But for the union to exert its influence, Germany must rethink its unwavering support for Israel

To move forward, Germany needs to break free from defending the status quo. It is high time to look beyond its traditional Western partners and recognize the strategic, cultural and economic importance of Eastern Europe — Poland is not alone. Just think of the dynamic Baltic Republics.

World

Warsaw: A Role Model for Berlin

Friday, October 3, 2025

Poland’s success story is about way more than just strong economic growth.

For Brussels and Washington, the elections pose their own dilemma. In Georgia and Moldova, Western actors have drawn firm lines against Moscow’s proxies. In Kosovo, by contrast, they have treated SL as indispensable to participation, tolerating a monopoly for the sake of appearances. By accepting representation via a party compromised by violence and clientelism, Western policy risks damaging the country’s institutions and its own credibility on democracy.

World

In Kosovo’s elections, Serb representation is the west’s fig leaf

Thursday, October 2, 2025

Left without a functioning Assembly since February 2025, Kosovo’s febrile politics is due for another test. With options for representation of the Serb minority limited to Belgrade-backed proxies, October’s local elections are much more than a local contest

The minister was visiting Poland and is seeking to find common cause with European democracies. Taiwan, which China views as its own territory, has found an increasingly sympathetic ear in parts of central and eastern Europe since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, even though almost all European countries only maintain formal diplomatic ties with Beijing and not Taipei. Taiwan’s government rejects Beijing’s sovereignty claims, saying only the island’s people can decide their future.

World

Taiwan diplomat appeals for sovereignty to be upheld

Thursday, October 2, 2025

Taiwan’s new ambassador in Brussels has made an impassioned plea for his nation’s sovereignty to be respected

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Seemingly decisive terms like “deal,” “success,” and “security guarantees” aim to project a sense of certainty, resolve, and consensus where they do not exist. In the context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, such language framing policy and public debates not only does not help formulate a proactive and sustainable policy agenda but actively prevents its development.

Analyses

The power of language on war and peace

Tuesday, September 30, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump’s dealmaking approach to foreign policy has reduced complex negotiations to business transactions. But the now widespread use of euphemistic terms in global politics actively prevents the development of coherent policy agendas

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Earlier this week - during a lengthy speech at the UN General Assembly - Trump also accused Nato allies of "funding the war against themselves" through their purchases of energy from Moscow.During Trump’s first term in office, the US removed Turkey from the F-35 programme after it purchased S-400 surface-to-air missile systems from Russia.

World

Trump urges Turkey to stop buying Russian oil as Erdogan chases deal on F-35s

Monday, September 29, 2025

US President Donald Trump has urged Turkey to stop buying oil from Russia, part of a wider drive to cut off Moscow’s energy funding as the war in Ukraine rages on

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The EU should support African partners in making the African Continental Free Trade Area a reality and streamline existing trade frameworks – particularly rules of origin – while expanding current agreements to include services, competition and intellectual property. It is equally important to improve the investment climate across Africa by fostering robust institutions, legal certainty and good governance.

Europe

"Stronger" EU-Africa relationship needed

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

The EU-Africa relationship offers great investment and trade opportunities, according to Europe’s business community

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The EU’s failure? Treating cyber purely as a crime rather than a hybrid threat, unlike NATO’s robust protocols. Just as national armed forces are integrated into defence strategies, offensive cyber capabilities need to be ramped up, with sanctions applied as a form of deterrence. Ignoring these measures will only invite more destructive attacks.

Europe

Europe Under Fire: Cyberattacks Expose EU’s Vulnerability

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

As NATO leaders scramble over Russian airspace violations, hackers bring European airports to a standstill, revealing the EU’s digital fragility.

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Sánchez’s sharp rhetoric on Israel may win headlines, but it also invites scrutiny. Particularly when his government continues to provide military support to a country whose leader, Erdoğan, has referred to Hamas – a group designated by the EU as a terrorist organisation – as a “liberation movement”.

Analyses

The hypocrisy of Spain’s socialists

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Sánchez’s sharp rhetoric on Israel may win headlines, but it also invites scrutiny

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EU Actually

EU wrangling to get rid of illegal immigrants

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‘Last year, there were almost one million illegal immigrants in the EU. They are using our public funds. It is completely unacceptable’. Brave words of the Danish Migration Minister Rasmus Stockland

Europe

French PM backs freezing Macron’s pension reform to save government

French PM backs freezing Macron’s pension reform to save government

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has told parliament he backs suspending controversial 2023 pension reforms, in the face of crucial votes of no-confidence later this week

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The Next Chapter: Governance and Growth for Global South families

The Next Chapter: Governance and Growth for Global South families

In much of the Global South, family-owned businesses are not a side story

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