
Babiš’ Victory Heralds the Rise of a Much Needed Pro-Peace Bloc
To Hungary, Slovakia, and Czechia, the buzzwords of ‘European unity’ ring thin if they risk leading the continent further into a war whose front is so close to themselves.

To Hungary, Slovakia, and Czechia, the buzzwords of ‘European unity’ ring thin if they risk leading the continent further into a war whose front is so close to themselves.

Green idealism has turned into industrial suicide: Europe pays the price while Tesla and China reap the gains.

A century ago, Labour overtook the Liberals. Now, Farage’s party may be on track to replace the Conservatives.

Adopting a law-and-order type of approach to dismantling the drug trade and the criminal organizations that manage it is a welcome step.

Deregulating markets and industries will amount to nothing unless we first do away with the elephant in the room: the welfare state.

Today, Italy has an air of stability and France an odor of drift.

Unless traditional multilateral institutions are reformed to reflect both the current and emerging dynamics of world politics, they risk being irreversibly sidelined on the global stage.

The blood of innocents cannot be the legitimate currency of international consecration.

A move sold as “modernisation” could dismantle the last defence states have in controlling who joins the EU.

The next growth story will belong to places that excel at the basics: abundant energy, flexible work, simple and stable rules, openness to trade and investment.
Europe could once again become attractive by presenting itself as a civilization capable of uniting prosperity and dignity.
While the EU is pivoting to American LNG, the switch comes with a price premium and security of supply concerns.
Facing a major budget gap, Bucharest must choose: fix the deficit or launch a broader economic rescue. So far, Prime Minister Bolojan has shown little leadership to do either.
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.
Slovakia faces the same budget dilemma as Germany. Whether Prime Minister Fico will match Chancellor Merz’s bold move to announce an end to the welfare state remains to be seen.
The Polish head of state’s first moves are not mere partisan sparring—they are about addressing the structural defects within the state.
The tariff negotiations offer the EU a vital opportunity to pursue a fundamental change of direction.
The government has not delivered a paradigm shift. It has been an administrative shift, not an experiential one.
The U.S. president is moving to take control of the Fed board—a power grab that could spell economic disaster for both the U.S. and Europe.
In the name of an Orwellian notion of freedom, we risk creating a fragile and dependent market where global platforms remain the uncontested masters.
Chancellor Merz has conceded that Germany can no longer sustain its expansive welfare state—a fiscal surrender to economic reality that other nations may soon be forced to replicate.
Pakistan’s repression of its overseas critics demonstrates how mass, unvetted Islamic migration affects free speech in the West.