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What a Socialist Government Under Olivier Faure Would Mean for France’s Security – and Europe’s
The prospect of a Socialist government in France, under Olivier Faure, may look on the surface like an ordinary change of political colour. Yet beneath the rhetoric of fairness and redistribution lie serious questions about how such a shift would…
New Axis of Evil Will Force Global Mobilisation Within a Decade
On this day, September 3rd, 1939, Britain declared war on Nazi Germany. It was the moment when appeasement collapsed under the weight of reality, ushering in the most devastating conflict in human history. Eighty-six years later, we confront an unsettling…
Beijing’s Parade of Power: A New Axis of Evil Emerges
Tomorrow, Beijing will not so much commemorate history as parade its ambitions for the future. Xi Jinping has ordered the largest military spectacle in China’s modern history, ostensibly to mark the 80th anniversary of Japan’s defeat in the Second World…
Putin and Xi’s Authoritarian Club is No Joke
Vladimir Putin arrived in Tianjin this weekend like a man determined to prove he still matters. At the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, hosted by China and hailed by state media as a “historic moment”, the Russian president clasped hands…
Europe Dithers As Iran Calls The Shots In Geneva
Another round of nuclear talks opens today in Geneva, with Iran once again dictating the terms of engagement. Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi leads Tehran’s delegation, while representatives from Britain, France and Germany will dutifully attend, in the hope that…
India declares space the new frontier of national security as China and Pakistan loom large
It was once the preserve of astronomers and dreamers, a serene stage for satellites and lunar probes. Now, in words that leave little doubt about the new strategic landscape, India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has declared that space is no…
Norway’s $700m Patriot Pledge Shows Europe Can Lead On Ukraine
There are moments in great struggles when seemingly small decisions tilt the balance of confidence and morale. Norway’s announcement on Sunday that it will contribute some 7 billion Norwegian crowns—nearly $700 million—in cutting-edge air defence systems to Ukraine is such…
Left-Wing Violence and the Return of Europe’s Useful Idiots
Europe’s cities are burning again, not from the distant thunder of foreign wars, but from the predictable violence and hatred of left-wing militants and the feeble, moralising elites who enable them. From Paris to Berlin, masked mobs strike under banners…
Europe’s Veterans Are Haunted By The Wars Politicians Asked Them To Fight
For much of the past three decades, Europe’s soldiers have been dispatched far from home – to Iraq, Afghanistan, the Balkans, the Sahel, and even the mountains of northern Syria. They went under NATO banners, UN mandates, or national expeditions,…
Orbán’s Moscow Tilt Risks Turning Hungary into Europe’s Trojan Horse
When European leaders gather to discuss the fate of Ukraine, they now do so with an ever-present unease: the spectre of Viktor Orbán. The Hungarian Prime Minister, once a champion of European integration, has in recent years cultivated a posture…