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The tragic irony of von der Leyen’s position

EU Alberto Alemanno - September 14, 2025.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s latest State of the Union address included all the familiar ingredients: soaring rhetoric about freedom and independence, promises...

Erdogan tightens grip on Turkey with seeming impunity

Turkey Sharmila Devi - September 12, 2025.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan no doubt felt some satisfaction as he surveyed loyal troops on the 103rd anniversary of Victory Day on 30 August,...

Belarus frees political prisoners as US lifts sanctions on its national airline

Eastern Europe TA | AP Insight - September 11, 2025.

Belarus freed 52 political prisoners on Thursday as part of a deal brokered by the United States, which lifted some sanctions on the country’s national...

DSA under scrutiny – What does the victory of Meta and TikTok in Luxembourg mean?

EU Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - September 11, 2025.

On 10 September, the EU’s General Court in Luxembourg ruled in favour of Meta and TikTok in a dispute over the way the European Commission...

How much does the Israeli operation in Qatar complicate stabilisation in the region?

Middle East TA | AP Insight - September 10, 2025.

The tiny, gas-rich Gulf Arab state of Qatar hosts the biggest U.S. military base in the Middle East. It has evacuated tens of thousands of American...

How US tech companies enabled China's digital police state?

China TA | AP Insight - September 9, 2025.

Across China, tens of thousands of people tagged as troublemakers are trapped in a digital cage, barred from leaving their province and sometimes even their...

Europeans can no longer afford their leaders’ passivity

EU Andrés Velasco - September 9, 2025.

With the United States unhinged, China increasingly authoritarian, and Russia in full Dr. Evil mode, the world desperately needs a good guy to believe in. There...

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