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Russia’s Next Escalation Is Designed to Be Blamed on Ukraine
A Scenario With a Script
Most intelligence assessments warn about capabilities. The one Denmark’s Defence Intelligence Service published last week describes a script. It warns...
EU Approves Five Major Joint Defence Projects to Boost Europe’s Military Capabilities
EU members approved plans for five defence projects that will receive EU funding. These projects aim to improve Europe's defence in areas like space,...
Europe’s Winter Arithmetic: Why 2026 Is Not a Rerun of 2022
Two Documents, One Winter
On 25 September, EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen wrote to every member state warning of “a price crisis linking to a...
Washington’s Diesel Ban Would Hit Its Allies Harder Than Iran Does
A Phone Call, a Denial, and a Meeting in Brussels
On the evening of 23 September, Energy Secretary Chris Wright reportedly told energy executives that...
Germany under Chancellor Friedrich Merz amid State Elections
The Rise of the AfD and the Political Fragmentation Reflected in the Vote
The election in Saxony-Anhalt on 6 September marked the first sign of...
How a London Court Quietly Decided Who Pays for Baltic Sea Sabotage
On July 6, 2026, a London judge did something four years of Baltic Sea investigators never managed: she reached a final, binding answer on...
Blue Waterways: Reconnecting Europe Through Its Rivers
Europe has spent decades building connectivity on land. High-speed railways, motorways, bridges, tunnels, ports and logistics hubs have transformed the continent into one of...
The Persistent Myth of Lower Prices
Europe's energy debate continues to be influenced by assumptions that belong to a different era. Throughout much of the period that followed the end...
Africa-EU Relations in a Shifting World Order: How Emerging Powers Are Reshaping Economic Ties
With the current geopolitical shifts and the emergence of a multipolar world, political, economic, and diplomatic relations between countries are changing. Through BRICS and...
Europe Trades Two Oligarchs for a Three-Year Freeze as Washington Aims at Russia’s Oil Buyers: Who Wins, Who Pays?
TODAY'S NUMBERS
36 months (the EU's new Russia asset-freeze renewal cycle, up from six) · 100% (top US tariff on Russia's five biggest buyers) ·...