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Spare a thought for billionaires in UK’s struggling economy

UK Harvey Morris - September 23, 2026.

The plight of the super-rich being forced to flee an anti-business Britain has been a regular theme since the Labour Party returned to power two...

Beijing halts humanoid robots on their way to the stock market

China TA Analysis - September 22, 2026.

Reuters reported on 21 September that Chinese regulators were slowing the IPOs of humanoid robot companies after a sharp rise followed by a steep fall...

Is the firewall against the far right still beneficial for Germany?

EU Jan-Werner Mueller - September 22, 2026.

Germany’s far right has won again, capturing the largest share of the vote in the northeastern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, as it did in Saxony-Anhalt earlier...

As Washington freaks out over AI, Trump declares full speed ahead

US James Oliphant - September 22, 2026.

In a week in which Washington seemed to lose its collective mind over the existential dangers posed by artificial intelligence, perhaps the strangest sight of...

Elections in Russia – consolidation of power, not democracy and legitimacy

Russia Oleksandr Levchenko - September 22, 2026.

From 18–20 September 2026, Russia held elections to the State Duma, regional parliaments and local self-government bodies, as well as gubernatorial elections in several regions. Formally,...

Renewing the European project needs political courage

EU Janis A. Emmanouilidis - September 21, 2026.

In her latest State of the Union address, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen reached back almost 80 years for inspiration, invoking the 1948...

France’s debt is becoming a problem for European defence

EU TA Analysis - September 20, 2026.

On 19 September, the French Ministry of Finance published new public finance estimates for 2026 and 2027. Public debt is expected to reach 119.3 per cent...

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