Why Europe Lost Its Seat at the Iran Nuclear Table?
For most of the past two decades, the Iran nuclear file was where Europe proved it could do geopolitics. Britain, France and Germany opened...
Can Europe Curb China’s $7.5 Billion Hybrid Car Boom Without Triggering a Trade War?
China’s fast-growing hybrid vehicle exports to Europe face fresh uncertainty after Beijing agreed to curb shipments to the European Union, threatening a key growth...
Germany Warns of a ‘Shadow War’ Beyond Cold War Threats as Berlin Seeks Stronger Spy Powers
Germany is facing a campaign of destabilisation that could pose a greater threat than the Cold War, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt warned on Monday,...
Why Qatar’s LNG Exports May Take Years to Recover From the Iran War
The recovery of Middle Eastern oil exports has done little to ease the disruption facing the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) market, as Qatar...
AI Investment Keeps Global Growth Near 3%, but Risks Widening Jobs Gap
Artificial intelligence investment is helping sustain global economic growth at around 3%, with Asian economies benefiting from surging demand for the hardware needed to...
Turkey, Pakistan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia Unite Against Houthi Attacks on Riyadh
Turkey, Pakistan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia have condemned Houthi attacks on Riyadh's international airport, describing them as a dangerous escalation that threatens regional and...
Europe Is Rearming. It Is Not Integrating
For the better part of a decade, the European defence debate ran on a single complaint: Europe would not spend. That complaint is now...
NATO Is Winning the War Russia Isn’t Fighting
On 23 September, a Russian Mi-8 helicopter flying from Kaliningrad crossed into Polish airspace north of the town of Braniewo, penetrated roughly 300 metres...
Why India’s 130 Million Voter Deletions Are Fueling Protests Ahead of Key Elections
India’s removal of approximately 130 million names from electoral rolls has triggered nationwide protests, with opposition parties accusing the Election Commission of conducting a...
Why Is the World’s Top Climate Science Body Struggling to Agree on Its Next Report?
The world’s leading climate science authority is facing an unprecedented deadlock over when to publish its next major assessment, raising concerns that governments could...