
The Expensive Road to Nowhere
More defense spending, more climate redistribution—the EU spins the biggest wealth transfer machine yet.

More defense spending, more climate redistribution—the EU spins the biggest wealth transfer machine yet.

Has Europe gradually become so committed to institutional uniformity that it has unintentionally reduced one of the principal engines of its own historical success: competition among jurisdictions?

Persistent exploitation of legal loopholes in an EU outermost region erodes Europe’s sovereignty claims and creates opportunities for criminal and state-adjacent networks.

Anti-fascism in Germany has changed from a militant fringe concern into the moral common sense of its educated middle classes. One consequence of this is that the label ‘fascist’ now makes violence less objectionable.

Marine Le Pen launches a high-stakes 2027 presidential bid, turning her legal battle into the defining gamble of the campaign.

Brussels frames the digital euro, age verification, and Chat Control as separate solutions to real issues, but together they highlight who controls the digital infrastructure shaping everyday life in Europe.

The largest Catholic traditionalist society has been excommunicated from the Church. What now for the Latin Mass and doctrinally conservative Catholics?

Sovereignty in the 21st century is no longer measured solely by territory, military capability, or political institutions. It increasingly depends on who controls the infrastructure that enables economies to function.

The European Parliament voted to open negotiations on the most ambitious monetary project in Europe since the creation of the euro—without any independent body having examined whether the ECB had the Treaty authority to propose it in the first place.

Erdoğan’s recent address formalises Ankara’s proactive strategy of shaping its neighbourhood through military and diplomatic means, raising tensions with Greece while signalling long-term regional ambition.
Persistent exploitation of legal loopholes in an EU outermost region erodes Europe’s sovereignty claims and creates opportunities for criminal and state-adjacent networks.
Anti-fascism in Germany has changed from a militant fringe concern into the moral common sense of its educated middle classes. One consequence of this is that the label ‘fascist’ now makes violence less objectionable.
Marine Le Pen launches a high-stakes 2027 presidential bid, turning her legal battle into the defining gamble of the campaign.
Brussels frames the digital euro, age verification, and Chat Control as separate solutions to real issues, but together they highlight who controls the digital infrastructure shaping everyday life in Europe.
The largest Catholic traditionalist society has been excommunicated from the Church. What now for the Latin Mass and doctrinally conservative Catholics?
Sovereignty in the 21st century is no longer measured solely by territory, military capability, or political institutions. It increasingly depends on who controls the infrastructure that enables economies to function.
The European Parliament voted to open negotiations on the most ambitious monetary project in Europe since the creation of the euro—without any independent body having examined whether the ECB had the Treaty authority to propose it in the first place.
Erdoğan’s recent address formalises Ankara’s proactive strategy of shaping its neighbourhood through military and diplomatic means, raising tensions with Greece while signalling long-term regional ambition.
A country that has halted exports as an act of foreign policy is categorically different from one that has not, and European law should reflect that distinction.
By wielding his supermajority as a weapon, Péter Magyar has chosen the path of permanent escalation.
As Germany is losing its automotive edge, France and Italy are facing overcapacity, Spain is exposed by its role as a production platform, and China is advancing inside Europe’s own market.
In the choice between thriving capitalism and over-taxed regulatory hell, money speaks louder than Eurocratic political hype.