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On 26 March, the European Parliament formally adopted its position on the Digital Omnibus on AI, paving the way for interinstitutional negotiations with the European…

The second round of France’s municipal elections on Sunday, March 22, brought to a close a nationwide ballot covering nearly 35,000 communes. The local political…

The Iran war’s energy dimension is no longer a secondary concern. It is rapidly becoming the central front. Strikes on critical gas infrastructure in Iran…

Havana went dark once more this week. The latest nationwide blackout is not an isolated failure but part of a pattern that reflects a deeper…

Scenes unfolding across the Middle East now resemble something out of a Second World War film.  A United States submarine sank an Iranian vessel with…

The war against Iran has exposed Europe’s strategic limits. Five days after U.S. and Israeli strikes killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and shattered Tehran’s…

Orbán’s veto exposes an EU that can still talk a good fight but can’t agree on the ammunition. In a diplomatic mood swing that would…

As the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) approaches general application in the second half of 2026, its implementation is becoming more than a technical…

The annual Munich Security Conference is often described as a gathering of allies. This year it felt more like a strategy session for uncertain times….

The gathering at Alden Biesen was meant to be reflective. Leaders arrived at the Belgian castle to discuss competitiveness, defence financing and Europe’s long-term capacity…

Three parallel diplomatic tracks are unfolding this week between Geneva and Washington, each shaped as much by military pressure as by negotiation. Talks on Ukraine,…

Four years after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Russian economy has not collapsed.  Despite more than twenty rounds of sanctions imposed by the EU,…