Category: Analysis

Le Pen Back in the Race: A Daring Bet

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

Erdogan Declares Turkey’s Forward Defense Doctrine

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.

Hungary’s Jacobin Turn

By wielding his supermajority as a weapon, Péter Magyar has chosen the path of permanent escalation.

Investors Pick America over Europe

In the choice between thriving capitalism and over-taxed regulatory hell, money speaks louder than Eurocratic political hype.

I Asked the ECB’s Digital Euro Chief About the Legal Basis for Creating New Money—He Wasn’t Sure

I Asked the ECB’s Digital Euro Chief About the Legal Basis for Creating New Money—He Wasn’t Sure

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.

July 5, 2026
Erdogan Declares Turkey’s Forward Defense Doctrine

Erdogan Declares Turkey’s Forward Defense Doctrine

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.

Brussels Is Playing Catch-Up on Rare Earths, and the Clock Is Running Out

Brussels Is Playing Catch-Up on Rare Earths, and the Clock Is Running Out

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.

July 2, 2026
Hungary’s Jacobin Turn

Hungary’s Jacobin Turn

By wielding his supermajority as a weapon, Péter Magyar has chosen the path of permanent escalation.

July 1, 2026
Volkswagen as a Symptom of Europe’s Industrial Decline

Volkswagen as a Symptom of Europe’s Industrial Decline

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.

June 30, 2026
Investors Pick America over Europe

Investors Pick America over Europe

In the choice between thriving capitalism and over-taxed regulatory hell, money speaks louder than Eurocratic political hype.

June 26, 2026
Who Shapes the Debate? Influence, Transparency, and Governance in Brussels

Who Shapes the Debate? Influence, Transparency, and Governance in Brussels

Brussels must ask whether its transparency rules still reflect where influence actually resides.

June 26, 2026
The Special Shield Against the Disinformation of the Democracy Shield

The Special Shield Against the Disinformation of the Democracy Shield

A committee established to defend democracy from manipulation has become the cheerleader for a system that treats democratic speech itself as a manipulable object.

June 24, 2026
Europe’s Economic Double Whammy

Europe’s Economic Double Whammy

A small increase in the ECB’s policy-setting rates reveals worries about a much bigger threat to the European economy—even to the euro zone itself.

June 19, 2026
UK: Disappointment for the Right in Makerfield By-Election

UK: Disappointment for the Right in Makerfield By-Election

Both Reform UK and Restore Britain underperformed expectations, leading to a potential Andy Burnham premiership—a prospect that should concern anyone on the Right.

June 19, 2026
The Budget Bombshell Buried in the Migration Pact

The Budget Bombshell Buried in the Migration Pact

Is the EU really seeking full harmonization of benefits for illegal immigrants and asylum seekers? If so, the consequences for most member states will be fiscally catastrophic.

June 16, 2026
Europe’s China Reckoning: The Cost of Outsourcing Sovereignty

Europe’s China Reckoning: The Cost of Outsourcing Sovereignty

Europe is beginning to recognise that sovereignty is not merely a legal or political concept, as it also rests on the capacity to produce, innovate, and sustain economic power.

June 16, 2026