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A more heavily armed Europe is not necessarily a safer one

EU Marco Buti - Francesco Nicoli - July 3, 2026.

Many European Union countries, starting with Germany, assume that higher defense spending will automatically generate the capabilities needed to keep Europe secure. But if they pursue...

Will Merz's sweeping reform put Germany back on track?

EU TA | AP Insight - July 2, 2026.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his government coalition partners presented a comprehensive reform package Thursday with the goal of getting the country's sluggish economy back...

Europe’s bloody past rears its ugly head

EU Ferry Biedermann - July 2, 2026.

A nasty row between Ukraine and Poland over a WWII massacre of ethnic Polish civilians is a timely reminder of Europe’s dark past and the...

US Republicans look to exploit Democratic divide to hold onto power

US James Oliphant - July 1, 2026.

Wins by three U.S. congressional candidates in New York City backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani have had progressives across the United States cheering. But they...

UK universities under financial pressure as past and present policies collide

UK Harvey Morris - July 1, 2026.

The UK’s elite universities consistently figure among the top 10 in world rankings, but cost pressures are threatening the future of other valued institutions in...

Confronting Putin’s continual escalation – between deterrence now or greater conflict later

Russia Sean Wiswesser - June 30, 2026.

Russia is no longer merely an authoritarian state. It is a security-service regime whose governing philosophy is coercion – at home through repression, and abroad...

Is Georgia distancing itself from Moscow by complying with Western sanctions?

Eastern Europe Oleksandr Levchenko - June 30, 2026.

Georgian law enforcement agencies, in cooperation with the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), have disrupted a supply channel for aviation components to the...

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