Category: Analysis

More Sanctions, Same Stalemate

More Sanctions, Same Stalemate

Doubling down on sanctions that haven’t worked until now is unlikely to deliver different results in the future.

March 8, 2025
Brussels’ Golden Boy: The EU Elite’s Misplaced Bet on Merz

Brussels’ Golden Boy: The EU Elite’s Misplaced Bet on Merz

As Europe pins its hopes on Merz for stability, his shaky domestic alliances could turn his chancellorship into a political minefield.

March 7, 2025
Trump, Ukraine and the Fears of the European Old Guard

Trump, Ukraine and the Fears of the European Old Guard

Suppose the Brussels elite prolonged the war and no one came?

March 4, 2025
Islamist Terror in the Congo: 70 Christians Beheaded

Islamist Terror in the Congo: 70 Christians Beheaded

Despite being a majority-Christian nation, the Democratic Republic of Congo has become one of the most dangerous places in the world for Christians due to escalating jihadist violence.

March 4, 2025
Ukraine’s Rare Earths: Who Will Get the Mineral Advantage?

Ukraine’s Rare Earths: Who Will Get the Mineral Advantage?

Ukrainian territory is highly coveted for its immense natural resources that both the U.S. and Europe hope to get access to.

March 3, 2025
Merz’s ‘Restart’ Promises More of the Same 

Merz’s ‘Restart’ Promises More of the Same 

The CDU leader’s words ring hollow about the left being “over,” as his coalition with SPD makes it impossible to deliver on the promised reforms.

February 25, 2025
Portugal’s Establishment Right Under Siege

Portugal’s Establishment Right Under Siege

CHEGA’s recent motion of no confidence against the incumbent government exposes the rift between the legacy centre-right and the rising populist party.

February 20, 2025
Coup d’État? A Handbook for Undermining Democracy 

Coup d’État? A Handbook for Undermining Democracy 

The EU Commission, which previously criticised and punished the conservative PiS government, is now silent in the face of blatant law violations by Donald Tusk.

February 19, 2025
EU Commission Is Threatening Jobs and Innovation

EU Commission Is Threatening Jobs and Innovation

By dismissing the appliance sector’s strategic importance, the EU risks undermining its innovation, sustainability, and economic resilience goals.

February 19, 2025
The EU Is Trapped in Its Own Maze

The EU Is Trapped in Its Own Maze

Will Brussels be able to acknowledge its mistakes, or will it continue clinging to a narrative that no longer holds?

February 17, 2025
The Ukraine War May Soon End, and Not How Brussels Promised

The Ukraine War May Soon End, and Not How Brussels Promised

Brussels, trying to be the eminent student in the class, whatever the subject, stepped into quicksand and is now ready to sink.

February 14, 2025
Transatlantic Tech Wars: Trump’s U.S. Builds, While the EU Bans

Transatlantic Tech Wars: Trump’s U.S. Builds, While the EU Bans

The Paris AI Summit revealed the gap between the American Empire of Innovation and Brussels’ Reign of Regulation.

February 12, 2025