If the TIF proved that the programmatic differences between the parties have been minimized, it is the job of politics to prove it has got the message

A state’s power is not measured only by its weapons systems, alliances or economy. It is also measured by its ability to know what it seeks, maintain its strategic direction and act before its choices are constrained by others

At first glance, it might seem like a point of pride: to have been sanctioned by Trump’s America and convicted in absentia by Putin’s Russia. In reality, of course, things are far more difficult.

Mitsotakis rejected any notion of a woke agenda at this year's DEth, but in practice he set apart the equality law from it

By engaging directly with developing country members on the CTCN board, EU members helped to shape programmes that are delivering tangible assistance while reflecting EU priorities

September 9, 1976, the day Mao Zedong died—the turning point from revolutionary transformation towards Deng Xiaoping’s very different path of development

Because prevention is not simply about buying more aircraft. It is about ensuring that someone is still living, farming and caring for Europe's landscapes. Farmers are not simply food producers. They are the people who care for Europe's landscapes

The rights we now treat as self-evident were not granted because power suddenly became generous. They were won through persistent, organized and often painful struggles by people who rejected the rule of their time.

The electoral results in Saxony-Anhalt mark a historic rupture in German politics

Two wars with no end in sight, alongside elections in Greece, Italy, France, Germany (regional) and Spain and an EU unable to break its own deadlock make for an explosive winter

"Greece has a fleeting kairos moment on AI: UN Security Council seat + EU Council Presidency in 2027. Time to co-author the rules, not just follow them."

This is a playground for provocateurs on all sides, people who are dead set to see a lethal confrontation and a final settling of accounts between Russia and the West

The question is no longer how to keep Turkey in NATO. It is whether NATO should keep Turkey at all

Europe needs to avoid replacing old dependencies with new ones, particularly where partners have a record of political unreliability or repeatedly challenge the principles the EU seeks to defend

Perhaps, then, we do not simply have the politicians we deserve. Perhaps we have, above all, the politicians whom a closed system selects, promotes and permits to survive

The bride is not a puppy. But could the political system be an old dog that cannot learn new tricks? Probably

Political ambition, institutional capacity and the missing “how”

The AfD in Saxony-Anhalt has been officially classified by the domestic intelligence service as a confirmed right-wing extremist organization. Its assumption of government would be a historic event - and, for many democrats and liberals, the breaking of a political taboo

On August 18, 2026, the U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, announced new designations for sanctions against the President of the International Criminal Court (hereinafter “ICC”), Tomoko Akane (Japan), and the Senior Trial Lawyer at the Office of the Prosecutor, Abdoulaye Seye (Senegal). As a result, nearly two years into the second Trump Administration, half […]

The middle class will decide the election again, but only the party that speaks to their real pressures, income and public services, not just tax cuts, is likely to win them over