The continent’s leaders call for defining the conflict in terms of morality. But wars are not morality plays. Wars are struggles of power and interest.
Should civil dialogue become impossible, the road to civil conflict will be wide open.
On free speech, Europe is increasingly an example—of what not to do
“Once Chat Control is implemented, it will mean that there is a legal process to mandate that all information be made available to authorities at all times.”
Europe’s best move would be to stop resisting Trump, admit it can’t shoulder Ukraine alone, and push for a bitter but necessary negotiated peace over endless war.
It isn’t just about abortion, it is about the people’s right to express their opposition to it.
PM Luis Montenegro faces a choice: Forge a robust right-wing government with Chega or cling to the cordon sanitaire and overrule the people’s wishes.
The Court enforces ideology, not law—and Hungary is right to walk away.
It is “not just because the world’s shifting, but because its political class has botched the response with a mix of hubris, warmongering, and strategic myopia.”
Portugal’s ruling elites dismantled the country’s border controls. Now they face a political revolt.
Brussels is enforcing its vision of Europe by branding dissent as betrayal.
The blackout in Spain and Portugal shows how the irrational fetishisation of renewables ignores their inherent limitations.