Regions

Can the US and the EU stop a new wave of instability in the Balkans?

Eastern Europe Carl Bildt - September 24, 2026.

Benighted politics are once again haunting the Balkans. This month’s semi-official funeral in Belgrade for the convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić, whom many Bosnian Serbs...

Far-right election fears stalk EU budget framework talks

EU Ferry Biedermann - September 24, 2026.

Ambitions for a more impactful European budget are on a fast track to nowhere amid supercharged fears of anti-EU populist right-wing parties snapping at the...

Is Europe sliding into Trump-style hysteria ahead of critical 2027 elections?

EU Zaki Laïdi - September 23, 2026.

Coming just a couple weeks after the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) won the largest share of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt’s state election, the electoral...

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...

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