Politics

TikTok ban divides European Commission

Officials fear Brussels is ceding ground to foreign powers by not pushing content on the platform.…

EU’s Kallas labels Leipzig drone attack ‘state-sponsored terrorism’

Brussels is considering 1,600 new sanctions targeting Russia’s military-industrial complex.…

Is Burnham living in a economic dreamland?

As Andy Burnham prepares for his first Prime Minister’s Questions, he faces a gathering economic storm. With marke…

The plan to shut out Europe’s far right

The political center in the European Parliament is looking increasingly fragile. Zoya Sheftalovich and Ian Wishart look …

Russlands Gegenreaktion auf Deutschlands Antwort

Für den Drohnenanschlag auf den Flughafen Leipzig macht die Bundesregierung Moskau nun auch ganz offiziell verantwortlic…

Ceuta spirals into chaos as Spain’s Sánchez struggles to regain control

Makeshift camps, clashes and growing hostility have become part of daily life in the North African exclave, where thousa…

Rival German lawmakers plot pact to shut out EU far right

Niclas Herbst and René Repasi want to shake up how the center right and left work together. But will their bosses agree?…

What it will take to rebuild Gaza’s remote-work sector

Remote work could offer Gazans a path to income and economic recovery—but only if access to electricity, connectivity, a…

For Putin, the ‘root cause’ of the war is the existence of independent Ukraine

Moscow claims to be ready for peace once the "root causes" of the Russia-Ukraine War are addressed, but Putin's demands …

The Ukraine war is intensifying, expanding and stuck

The bleak view from Sweden, a Ukrainian ally braced for 50 years of confrontation with Russia…

So what’s the strategy for the US Nuclear Posture ?

In the season finale of So What’s the Strategy, host Matthew Kroenig is joined by Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE), chair of t…

What’s at stake for the AfD and Merz in Germany’s three September elections

The far-right Alternative for Germany is poised to make gains in three upcoming state-level votes in the eastern part of…

Security-Update: Wie hart treffen Deutschlands Konsequenzen Russland? – mit Peter Neumann

Vier Wochen nach dem Anschlag auf eine ukrainische Frachtmaschine am Flughafen Leipzig/Halle hat die Bundesregierung heu…

Where and how Putin could expand his war in Europe beyond Ukraine

The CIA director’s recent unannounced visit to Moscow had raised speculation about Russian plans to escalate attacks. Th…

Burnham promised hope. Reality is already getting in the way

Andy Burnham's first parliamentary statement as prime minister illustrated the pitfalls he'll face on the way to the nex…

Europe should already start planning for a post-Lukashenka Belarus

There is nothing about today’s Belarus that suggests a country on the verge of change. Nevertheless, European policymake…

Think tank Beijing hates is getting a Labor reset

US launches ‘large and powerful’ new strikes at Iran

It is the second round of strikes after nearly a month of no military action.…

What the US executive order on bulk-power systems gets right—and what’s missing

Read our experts' opinions on President Trump's new executive order addressing US power grid vulnerabilities. The post W…

Russia wants to sell ‘sovereign AI’ abroad. Here’s what it’s really selling.

Russia’s new AI law puts domestic models under state control. Moscow now wants to sell the same model abroad. The post R…

Pressure mounts on Europe as Trump deals push pharma to the US

Pharmaceutical companies warn Europe is at risk of losing investment to the U.S. as Trump announced a slate of new deals…

Why Trump’s trade war with Canada is poised to drag past the midterms

Tensions between Washington and Ottawa are at a steady simmer, with no sign of de-escalation.…

Four questions on the US-Venezuelan oil deal

The impact of the "historic" oil deal between the US and Venezuela will remain uncertain until several unresolved issues…

Germany blames Russia for drone incursion, announces retaliatory measures

The forceful response marks a hardening of the German government’s approach to Moscow.…