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Merz: Europe faces a prolonged confrontation with Russia; NATO remains the anchor
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Europe is already engaged in a sustained confrontation with Russia that extends beyond the battlefield in Ukraine to democratic resilience across the continent. In an interview with LCI’s Darius Rochebin, he set out a response…
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…
Brussels Aims for the Stars with IRIS² – But Can Europe Compete?
The European Union is not known for moving at lightning speed, yet in one of its most ambitious ventures to date, Brussels is trying to prove the doubters wrong with IRIS². IRIS², a €10.5 billion project to build a sovereign,…
Guardian: Zaluzhnyi declined JD Vance approach after Oval Office clash with Zelenskyy
Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine’s former commander-in-chief and now ambassador to the United Kingdom, declined to take a call from US vice-president JD Vance in early March 2025, according to a detailed Guardian profile published on 25 August. The paper reports 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…
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,…
Meeting In Alaska: A Big Deal Without Any Peace Deal
An Inuit proverb says: “Even the strongest eagle cannot fly higher than the stars.” But this truth does not apply to Trump. If one cannot soar higher, then the star must be brought down to earth. And that is what…
Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief: “We must always be prepared for war with Russia”
General Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has issued a clear warning: Russia remains committed to achieving its strategic objective of subjugating Ukraine, and Kyiv must therefore prepare for a war that could extend well beyond the…
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…