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Yet whether far-right leaders are friends or foes from one day to the next, far-right ideology is here to stay. Its mainstreaming since Trump’s first term has normalized policies once considered extreme—from climate skepticism to the anti-immigration rhetoric in Europe—echoed by politicians across the political spectrum.

Why MAGA’s Far-Right European Ties Will Endure

In supporting Europe’s far-right, MAGA and Russia both want the same thing: a weaker EU. Europe must defend itself without abandoning the openness these forces exploit.

apan adopted the Economic Security Promotion Act in May 2022. The legislation designated inputs such as semiconductors, rare earths and batteries as critical products requiring coordinated policy responses to secure reliable supply chains through state-sponsored planning.

Businesscraft: Japan’s Quiet Discipline for a Fractured World

For almost thirty years after the end of the Cold War, geopolitics stayed away from the corporate boardroom. Geopolitical considerations belonged to the foreign ministry or to a dedicated risk committee back at headquarters, and rarely crossed a CEO’s desk.

Russia has been one of India’s most important defence partners for decades. Much of India’s military hardware still has Russian origins, even as New Delhi increasingly diversifies its purchases towards the US, France and Israel. The war has accelerated that diversification, as Russia’s own military needs and the disruption of supply chains have exposed the risks of excessive dependence.

Why Modi Wants Putin to End the Ukraine War

Modi is not turning against Russia. He is trying to protect India’s strategic autonomy.

Dr George Zairis is an economist and a Director in Business Advisory at Grant Thornton Luxembourg, where he specialises in advisory services to EU and Public Sector.

Iceland’s Referendum: A Critical “No” at an Even More Critical Juncture

Between wars, tariffs and even rather unusual demands to rename some of the world’s most famous bodies of water, another big event took place few days ago, this time in Europe’s far north.

Mr Milei is expected to sign a decree to speed up the planned sanctions, which would accelerate enforcement procedures ⁠under Argentine law ⁠against those participating in oil extraction in territory Argentina considers its ‌own.

Milei: Argentina ‘will prevail’ over declining Britain

President says UK is a country in crisis as he announces plans to impose sanctions on oil drilling off Falklands

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Simply put, European leaders suffer from cognitive dissonance. They perceive the EU as a superpower on a par with the United States and China but cannot get a seat at the table in negotiations on European security. And nothing they have done or are doing goes far enough to change the calculus of their detractors in Washington or of their adversaries in Moscow, Beijing, or beyond.

Analyses

Europe’s Self-Confidence Problem

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

The EU’s responses to two recent incidents expose the gulf between European perceptions and capabilities. Unless the union can bridge that gap, it will never become a real geostrategic power.

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Fedorov’s video highlighting political corruption last week came the day before a money laundering investigation was announced into lawmakers and bankers.

World

Zelensky should be asked what he knew about government corruption, sacked minister tells BBC

Monday, August 24, 2026

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky should be asked questions about corruption in his government, his sacked defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov has told the BBC.

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Communicate. Reputation is no longer a communications function bolted to the side of the business. It shapes financing, recruitment, regulation, partnerships and public trust, and it can be built or destroyed faster than ever in a contested information environment. Strategic communication has become a core leadership competency — and, increasingly, a core line of defence.

Analyses

The reinvention of the EMEA CEO: Why the age of compartmentalized leadership is over

Monday, August 10, 2026

Five strategic resets and the 5C framework for winning across Europe, the middle East and Africa

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The former Finnish PM, a keynote speaker at the one day event, said, "We need to understand that the matter of Ukraine, just like the matter of Taiwan, isn’t an issue of a single country.

Analyses

New law "infringes on Taiwan’s sovereignty" - event told

Friday, August 7, 2026

Failure by the international community to respond to perceived attacks on the sovereignty of other nations risks sending the wrong signal

The discussions are expected to help define EU positions and expectations should efforts to restart negotiations gain momentum. European diplomatic sources cited a series of recent contacts with Turkey and said Cyprus has become linked to broader EU-Turkey relations.

Europe

Diplomacy intensifies over Cyprus

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

United Nations secretary-general envoy Maria Angela Holguin will be in Brussels on Wednesday for meetings seen as important to European Union preparations for a possible revival of Cyprus reunification talks ahead of an expected visit by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to Cyprus next week.

To properly counter it, allied leaders should set up a hybrid response cell for the Eastern flank, the EU and NATO should carry forward an already-agreed graduated menu of automatic consequences, and Brussels should establish a Baltic resilience initiative.

Analyses

Why Russia Could Escalate Hybrid Warfare Against Europe

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Mounting economic strain and battlefield losses will not necessarily make the Kremlin less dangerous. They could instead push Moscow toward a more aggressive hybrid campaign designed to test NATO’s Eastern flank, exploit allied hesitation, and fracture European resolve.

Addressing possible future EU/UK relations under the new PM, former Liberal MEP Andrew Duff believes Burnham “needs a couple of dismal years before he’s ready to take the plunge to rejoin the EU. He should buy time by setting up a Royal Commission on UK EU relations.”

World

Burnham as PM? "Wait and see"

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Britain got another PM on Monday when Andy Burnham entered 10 Downing Street on the back of a wave of widespread enthusiasm behind him ....and a mountain of key challenges ahead.

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Elsewhere, Dr Denis MacShane, a former Europe Minister in the UK under Tony Blair, told this site, “Starmer’s problem is he is not a politician with the years of experience a Blair or a Thatcher had to avoid making first grade mistakes

Europe

Starmer’s problem? "He is not a politician"

Friday, July 17, 2026

Andy Burnham is due to be named leader of the Labour Party on Friday, before he becomes prime minister on Monday.

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The absence of an overarching FTA is striking given the size of the economic relationship. According to the European Commission and Eurostat, EU–ASEAN goods trade reached between €274.9 billion in 2025, services trade exceeded €139.2 billion in 2024.

Analyses

Europe Can’t Keep Waiting: It’s Time for an EU–ASEAN Trade Deal

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

A €274.9 bn trade relationship, stalled talks and rising geopolitical risks make ASEAN the partner Brussels can no longer afford to overlook

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If adopted, Greece would become the first EU member country to ban social media for children under the age of 15. Although France has also advanced similar legislation, which it’s been hoping to implement in time for the new school year in September. But, last week, the Commission instructed Paris to revise its proposal to ensure it complies with EU law.

Europe

Greece signals fast-track social media ban for minors

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

National plan would ban under-15s from accessing social media

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Having left the 2025 G7 summit a day early in part to avoid Zelensky, Trump appears to have softened his view, and the two leaders had what seems by most accounts to have been a good meeting at the 2026 NATO summit in Ankara.

Europe

European Sycophancy Worked on Trump

Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Nearly a year and a half after Europeans leaned into sucking up to Trump, the strategy has produced some benefits when it comes to Ukraine.

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From NATO’s perspective, what Turkey provided was considerable. It held the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits, which denied the Soviets naval passage to the Mediterranean.

Analyses

Turkey and NATO: Inverting the Original Relationship

Tuesday, July 14, 2026

What Turkey wanted from NATO has changed — and so has what NATO is and represents. The 36th NATO Summit underscored both developments.

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EU Actually

Iceland’s ‘NO EU’ a setback for the net contributors to the ever-expanding EU budget

N. Peter KramerBy: N. Peter Kramer

In his weekly column N. Peter Kramer writes about the result of the Iceland EU referendum: the Icelanders choose for a beneficial status quo!

Europe

Why MAGA’s Far-Right European Ties Will Endure

Why MAGA’s Far-Right European Ties Will Endure

In supporting Europe’s far-right, MAGA and Russia both want the same thing: a weaker EU. Europe must defend itself without abandoning the openness these forces exploit.

Business

Businesscraft: Japan’s Quiet Discipline for a Fractured World

Businesscraft: Japan’s Quiet Discipline for a Fractured World

For almost thirty years after the end of the Cold War, geopolitics stayed away from the corporate boardroom. Geopolitical considerations belonged to the foreign ministry or to a dedicated risk committee back at headquarters, and rarely crossed a CEO’s desk.

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