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Trump has promised that higher prices are temporary, and that by the time Americans head to the polls in November they will be more positive about the cost of living. In northern Georgia, however, voters are casting ballots in a special congressional election on Tuesday. There, the Iran war – and the danger it presents to the economy – are pressing concerns.

Mixed messages from Trump leave more questions than answers over war’s end

President Donald Trump and his administration have so far offered mixed messages and contradictory explanations on the joint US-Israeli military campaign against Iran. And Monday - the 10th day of an operation that has rattled allies and shaken markets - typified this confusion around the war’s timeline and ultimate goals.

Explaining the digital euro to public opinion is complicated by the fact that it comes in two versions – retail and wholesale. When and if a recent EU summit’s green light is confirmed by the European Parliament, this autumn should see the advent of the wholesale digital-euro for financial institutions. The retail version for general use isn’t expected for at least three years.

To succeed, the digital euro needs megaphone messaging

Giles Merritt looks at the undoubted benefits of the digital euro, and warns that greater public awareness will be vital to its introduction.

Taxation policy across the EU is another area which is in urgent need of reform to encourage investment into the EU, with only 15% of our members feeling that this has become more conducive to growth, competitiveness and investment over the past year.

The EU is falling behind its key competitors in R&D

The EU is falling behind its key competitors in Research and Development (R&D), according to a report by Brussels-based BusinessEurope, which represents the business community at EU level.

In recent years, moments of democratic opportunity have appeared in many countries, and the EU has not been equipped to respond well. It is true that regime change does not come from the sky, an aphorism that has become prominent since the current crisis erupted. But this can easily become a straw man when European leaders, officials, journalists, and analysts skirt around using it to justify inaction.

The EU Needs a Third Way in Iran

European reactions to the war in Iran have lost sight of wider political dynamics. The EU must position itself for the next phase of the crisis without giving up on its principles.

The Greens led by Hannah Spencer, a plumber and local councillor, did not simply edge ahead; they won on a message rooted in economic insecurity, housing pressures and local authenticity, coupled with targeted outreach to students and Muslim voters, particularly around Palestine.

Greens Shock Victory Undermines Starmer’s Leadership

The local by election result exposes the fragility of Labour’s mandate—and mirrors a wider European unravelling for centre parties.

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Britain’s electoral system is justified by the claim that only single‑party rule can deliver clarity and accountability. Coalition politics is caricatured as weakness, shared power as chaos, bargaining as betrayal.

Analyses

Rethinking British Democracy

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Britain’s voting system encourages the belief that complex social conflicts can be settled not by compromise, but by conquest.

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From the perspective of business leadership, it is clear that companies bear significant responsibility for continuously studying the evolving environment and understanding the changes taking place within it. Their objective should not only be to identify specialized executives but also to ensure that these professionals possess the ability to work effectively in teams.

Management

Skills and the new "knowledge economy"

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

The answer to the fundamental question that has been raised for several years regarding the gap between education and the real needs of the labor market is clearly affirmative, given the speed of change taking place in the business environment, driven by new technological applications, emerging and multiple specializations, and the increasing need for digitization.

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Cyprus’ concerns extend beyond missile threats, with authorities warning of a heightened risk of terrorist activity linked to Iranians residing in the Turkish-occupied north.

Analyses

Cyprus fears ‘chaotic’ terrorism from Turkey-occupied territory as EU help ramps up

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Cyprus is on high alert over potential terrorist threats linked to Iranians in the Turkish-occupied north, while Germany is weighing the deployment of a frigate to shield the island from Hezbollah- and Iran-related risks

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The EU’s passivity is all the more confounding because one member state—Cyprus—has already suffered direct hits in this war, when drones struck the British air base at Akrotiri. And after the countries in the Arab Gulf and the Levant, it is the EU and its member states that will have to deal with the inevitable instability and uncontrollable security, economic, and societal fallout of this war when the United States declares the end of its operations, packs up, and goes home.

Europe

Europe on Iran: Gone with the Wind

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Europe’s reaction to the war in Iran has been disunited and meek, a far cry from its previously leading role in diplomacy with Tehran. To avoid being condemned to the sidelines while escalation continues, Brussels needs to stand up for international law.

Unlike Kyiv, Bucharest operates without existential pressure. Unlike Warsaw, it is less politically polarised. Unlike certain Western capitals, it suffers no strategic fatigue on enlargement or Eastern policy even as it would turn it into a net European taxpayer.

Analyses

Why Bucharest Is Emerging as the World’s New Strategic Listening Post

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

There is an uncomfortable truth some Western European capitals are slow to admit: the best political and geopolitical intelligence about Europe’s most volatile (and most opportunity-rich) frontiers no longer flows primarily through London, Paris, or Berlin.

On the eve of a trip to Washington, where he is due to meet with President Donald Trump, the chancellor aligned Berlin squarely with American and Israeli objectives while conceding that the outcome of increased military pressure remains unpredictable. He argued that Europe’s long reliance on condemnations and sanctions had yielded few tangible results.

Europe

Merz accepts a harder world on Iran

Monday, March 2, 2026

Downplaying the weight of international law, the German chancellor signals that Berlin may be adjusting to a great-power order shaped by Washington rather than rules.

At present, renewable energy accounts for 15 per cent of Taiwan’s energy mix when it should have reached 20 percent had it met agreed targets. The 20 percent target is expected to now be met by the end of this year and grow to 30 percent by 2030.

World

Taiwan hails EU for "leading the way" on climate adaptation

Monday, March 2, 2026

Taiwan’s environment minister has hailed the EU as a “world leader” in tackling climate change.

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The immigration issue had been one of Trump’s political strengths, but his enforcement surge in Minneapolis, which resulted in the shooting deaths of two American citizens by federal agents, has significantly eroded his standing.

World

Trump issues patriotic rallying cry with eye on crucial elections

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Donald Trump delivered a combative State of the Union address on Tuesday night that hailed what he said was an American "turnaround for the ages".

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The saga of the Future Combat Air System between France and Germany shows that both of these middle powers still have a lot to learn in this regard. Germany continues to be torn between wanting to preserve whatever crumbs of its defense relationship with the United States are left, and a still-theoretical understanding that it must use its economic might to supercharge European defense. France, meanwhile, is wary that Berlin’s increasing assertiveness in strategic and defense matters is happening at Paris’s expense.

Europe

Macron Makes France a Great Middle Power

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

France has stopped clinging to notions of being a great power and is embracing the middle power moment. But Emmanuel Macron has his work cut out if he is to secure his country’s global standing before his term in office ends.

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After 7 October, Albanese said that while Hamas ruled Gaza with “an iron fist”, it had also built schools and hospitals and provided the territory’s de facto administration – infrastructure Israel later destroyed. “When you think of Hamas,” she added, “you should not necessarily think of cut-throats, people armed to the teeth, or fighters.”

Europe

The Albanese around the UN’s neck

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Everyone remembers the pupil at the back of the classroom, needling classmates – then flashing a wide-eyed “Who, me?” when the teacher turned around.

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AI disruption is unlikely to manifest as sudden mass redundancy. It is more likely to take the form of incremental task substitution and workflow automation that progressively reduce the scope of existing roles. Jobs would be hollowed out before being eliminated, creating prolonged insecurity rather than immediate unemployment.

Business

How the EU Can Survive the AI Labor Transition

Friday, February 20, 2026

Integrating AI into the workplace will increase job insecurity, fundamentally reshaping labor markets. To anticipate and manage this transition, the EU must build public trust, provide training infrastructures, and establish social protections.

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In 2027, two Austrian states – Tyrol and Upper Austria – will hold their next elections and votes there are typically influenced by national political trends. If public sentiment toward the government doesn’t improve significantly by then, the ruling parties could face serious internal turmoil.

Europe

Vienna calling: Austria far right gathers strength after near miss

Thursday, February 19, 2026

To thwart the FPÖ’s steady rise, the Austrian government tries to play the long game

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EU Actually

The EU struggles to find a united voice

N. Peter KramerBy: N. Peter Kramer

EU leaders knew this may coming. For weeks, they watched the US military build-up in the Middle East. But since the US-Israeli attack started on Iran, the EU looked fractured and decidedly without leverage, caught up in the maelstrom of what happens.

Europe

The EU Needs a Third Way in Iran

The EU Needs a Third Way in Iran

European reactions to the war in Iran have lost sight of wider political dynamics. The EU must position itself for the next phase of the crisis without giving up on its principles.

Business

The EU’s zig-zag road towards stronger financial markets

The EU’s zig-zag road towards stronger financial markets

Giles Merritt delves into the confusing welter of efforts to streamline Europe’s national financial players into a more dynamic single capital market

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