Category: Analysis

Ursula von der Leyen Pledges Blank Check to Ukraine

It is easy to make promises with other people’s money—in this case, frozen Russian assets. But those assets are nowhere near enough to pay for von der Leyen’s pledges. Who will be asked to foot the rest of the bill?

April 9, 2022—The Day Johnson Blew Up Peace in Kyiv

On April 9, 2022, Kyiv was expecting the announcement of a ceasefire. What it received instead was an ultimatum. Three years later, documents and testimonies confirm that on that day, it was not peace that was decided, but the duration of the war.

Did a Million Pounds Buy a War? Johnson, Harborne, and QinetiQ

A £1 million donation, a defense entrepreneur, and a former prime minister turned international advocate. The Johnson–Harborne–QinetiQ connection sheds light on the intersection of political power, private influence, and the business of war.

Intelligent Diversity: Yuan Loans Spread Hungarian Debt Risk

Intelligent Diversity: Yuan Loans Spread Hungarian Debt Risk

In a smart debt-management move, the government of Hungary sells treasury securities in China. This sheds new light on European political and economic risk-taking.

October 17, 2025
Christian Villages Are Burning While Syrian President Speaks at UN

Christian Villages Are Burning While Syrian President Speaks at UN

Western heads of state ignore the fact that al-Sharaa’s HTS is classified as a terrorist group by the UN, the EU, and the UK.

October 15, 2025
Portugal: A Template for Europe’s Economic Comeback?

Portugal: A Template for Europe’s Economic Comeback?

The government in Lisbon can brag about having eliminated its budget deficit. How does this benefit the economy—if at all?

October 14, 2025
Bureaucratic Climatism Stifles Europe’s Future

Bureaucratic Climatism Stifles Europe’s Future

Fault lines continue to show themselves in the European Parliament, as the EU finally realises the folly that is its latest iteration of its Green Deal rules.

October 13, 2025
Europe’s Debt Crisis: A Different Viewpoint

Europe’s Debt Crisis: A Different Viewpoint

Comparing the market and par values of sovereign debt may seem like a dry exercise, but it reveals critical insights into the European economy.

October 10, 2025
Von der Leyen’s War on Competitiveness: Overregulation Killing Innovation

Von der Leyen’s War on Competitiveness: Overregulation Killing Innovation

Brussels has turned compliance into a religion, and small businesses are paying the price.

October 9, 2025
Orbán Is Right: The Euro Would Cripple Hungary

Orbán Is Right: The Euro Would Cripple Hungary

Prime Minister Orbán recently confirmed that Hungary has no intentions of joining the euro zone. This is one of his best and most consequential policy decisions ever.

October 8, 2025
Pope Leo: ‘He Who Supports the Death Penalty Is Not Pro-Life’

Pope Leo: ‘He Who Supports the Death Penalty Is Not Pro-Life’

Contemporary Vatican abolitionism does not arise from the Gospel or from Catholic Tradition, but from a blend of progressive theology and European political pressure.

October 8, 2025
Babiš’ Victory Heralds the Rise of a Much Needed Pro-Peace Bloc

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.

October 6, 2025
Brussels’ Green Dream Is Driving Jobs Abroad

Brussels’ Green Dream Is Driving Jobs Abroad

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

October 6, 2025
Historic Game Changer: How Reform UK Is Redrawing the Political Playbook

Historic Game Changer: How Reform UK Is Redrawing the Political Playbook

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

October 5, 2025
Drugs in Banana Boxes: Belgium To Emulate Trump’s Way of Dealing with Narco-Trafficking

Drugs in Banana Boxes: Belgium To Emulate Trump’s Way of Dealing with Narco-Trafficking

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

October 5, 2025