Category: Analysis

Who Would AI Vote For?

AI development is dominated by a small number of Silicon Valley firms whose cultural and political orientations all favor a progressive consensus.

Israel, Iran, and the Return of Hard Power: Europe Cannot Remain a Spectator

Israel, Iran, and the Return of Hard Power: Europe Cannot Remain a Spectator

When aerial systems associated with Middle Eastern conflict physically reach the territory of an EU member state, the distinction between external instability and internal security begins to erode.

March 2, 2026
Finland Wakes Up With a Fiscal Hangover

Finland Wakes Up With a Fiscal Hangover

Pressured by the EU on excessive budget deficits, Helsinki needs to rethink the very purpose of its government.

February 28, 2026
EU Commission’s Support for “My Voice, My Choice” Raises Serious Legal Concerns 

EU Commission’s Support for “My Voice, My Choice” Raises Serious Legal Concerns 

Any efforts to promote abortion at the EU level violate its constitutional boundaries.

February 28, 2026
Who Controls Tariffs? Inside the U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision

Who Controls Tariffs? Inside the U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision

Contrary to what seems to be the prevailing wisdom, this was not a universal knockdown of Trump’s use of tariffs.

February 24, 2026
‘Taxman’ Lives On: 36% on Money You Haven’t Made

‘Taxman’ Lives On: 36% on Money You Haven’t Made

From California to Norway, governments show reckless creativity in their pursuit of more revenue.

February 19, 2026
Who Would AI Vote For?

Who Would AI Vote For?

AI development is dominated by a small number of Silicon Valley firms whose cultural and political orientations all favor a progressive consensus.

February 19, 2026
Cyprus at the Helm: The EU Presidency and Europe’s Middle East Role

Cyprus at the Helm: The EU Presidency and Europe’s Middle East Role

A small state can leverage its geography, diplomatic credibility, and regional expertise to strengthen Europe’s strategic role in one of the world’s most complex geopolitical arenas.

February 18, 2026
More Economic Stagnation, More Political Ailment

More Economic Stagnation, More Political Ailment

Half of all EU states are below 1% GDP growth with no improvement in sight.

February 17, 2026
The Jimmy Lai Sentence and the Vatican’s Scandalous Silence

The Jimmy Lai Sentence and the Vatican’s Scandalous Silence

The Holy See’s restraint appears as the result of an agreement that effectively restricts the Church’s prophetic freedom in confronting one of today’s most repressive regimes.

February 17, 2026
Poland’s Schools Are Being Recast To Produce Modern-Day Pavlik Morozovs

Poland’s Schools Are Being Recast To Produce Modern-Day Pavlik Morozovs

The reforms aim “to breed a new human being who will belong to the state—and only to the state,” critic and legal counsel Grzegorz Ksepko said.

February 16, 2026
SAFE: European Union’s New Lever of Political Control?

SAFE: European Union’s New Lever of Political Control?

The defence loan plan becomes another extra-treaty instrument of influence, using debt and budgetary leverage to shape national policy, Polish legal analysts say.

February 13, 2026
Are Europe’s Conservatives Ready To Do Ideological Battle?

Are Europe’s Conservatives Ready To Do Ideological Battle?

Almost 40 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, we see the first big crack in the ‘democratic’ version of socialism, giving conservatives a historic opportunity to make Europe great again.

February 13, 2026