Month: August 2026

Protesters carry placards as they march demanding a reform of the defence sector and the reinstatement of defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov, replaced a mounth ago, in central Kyiv on August 16, 2026.

Wartime Elections Demanded in Ukraine

Sacked defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov is calling for the democratic process to be restored as Kyiv weighs elections in the context of either continuing or ending the war.

Estonia Rejects Majority of Swedish Prisoners

More than half of the prisoners that were to be transferred to Estonia as prisons are overcrowded in Sweden have been rejected over alleged gang links and concerns about radicalization.

Estonia Rejects Majority of Swedish Prisoners

Estonia Rejects Majority of Swedish Prisoners

More than half of the prisoners that were to be transferred to Estonia as prisons are overcrowded in Sweden have been rejected over alleged gang links and concerns about radicalization.

August 19, 2026
Heatwave Exposes Vulnerability of Europe’s Energy System

Heatwave Exposes Vulnerability of Europe’s Energy System

Brussels rules out immediate supply risks but acknowledges that stability increasingly depends on cross-border exchanges, batteries, and demand management.

August 18, 2026
‘Stopping AfD’: German Left-Wing Celebrities and NGOs Team Up Against Weidel’s Party

‘Stopping AfD’: German Left-Wing Celebrities and NGOs Team Up Against Weidel’s Party

The campaign in Saxony-Anhalt comes as the right-wing populist party holds a commanding lead over the governing CDU.

August 18, 2026
Rome Clashes with Berlin Over German NGOs Helping Illegal Migration

Rome Clashes with Berlin Over German NGOs Helping Illegal Migration

Since Meloni came to power, German organisations have been behind the arrival of 22,513 of the 42,338 migrants brought to Italy by NGOs.

August 18, 2026
Dutch Women Feel Unsafe on the Streets at Night, Survey Finds

Dutch Women Feel Unsafe on the Streets at Night, Survey Finds

A year after the murder of 17-year-old Lisa by an African migrant, new research suggests awareness has grown but young women’s sense of safety has barely changed.

August 17, 2026
Morocco’s Migration Blackmail Against Spain on Full Display

Morocco’s Migration Blackmail Against Spain on Full Display

The ease with which Rabat has stopped new attempts to enter Ceuta suggests the North African country is using migration as political leverage.

August 17, 2026
Quo Vadis, Europe: A New Dark Age or the Next Renaissance?

Quo Vadis, Europe: A New Dark Age or the Next Renaissance?

It’s not that European elites embrace the uninvited illegal aliens’ values. They just despise their own. A civilization ashamed of itself cannot ask others to assimilate into anything meaningful. And so they don’t.

AfD Opens 20-Point Lead a Month Before Crucial State Elections

AfD Opens 20-Point Lead a Month Before Crucial State Elections

A new poll puts the AfD on course for a historic victory in Saxony-Anhalt, while the CDU may need support from other parties to prevent an AfD government.

August 10, 2026
‘Protect Our Christian Heritage’: Italian and Danish PMs Rally Europe Against Mass Migration

‘Protect Our Christian Heritage’: Italian and Danish PMs Rally Europe Against Mass Migration

Italy’s conservative prime minister and Denmark’s centre-left leader said tighter returns policies alone are “not enough”, arguing that respect for European laws must go hand in hand with respect for European values.

August 10, 2026
Europe’s Foreign Policy Veto Is Not a Flaw

Europe’s Foreign Policy Veto Is Not a Flaw

Abolishing the veto will not create a common strategic interest where none exists. It will merely allow the majority to impose on individual countries decisions that those countries may regard as a threat to their own security.

August 10, 2026
From Adenauer to Spahn: The Unraveling of Germany’s Christian Democratic Tradition

From Adenauer to Spahn: The Unraveling of Germany’s Christian Democratic Tradition

The CDU once sought to anchor postwar Germany in a Christian vision of human dignity and moral order. Today, its symbols remain while the convictions behind them fade.

August 9, 2026
The Lost Republic of Letters

The Lost Republic of Letters

Before Europe became a collection of nation-states, it was a civilization bound together by scholars, shared learning, and the pursuit of truth. As our capacity to communicate has expanded beyond imagination, the intellectual culture that sustained that world has steadily eroded.

August 8, 2026