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Will Europe heed America’s warnings over ‘civilizational erasure’?
World
Will Europe heed America’s warnings over ‘civilizational erasure’?
December 10, 2025

It is obvious why the Trump administration is adamant that ‘Europe remain European,’ despite the fact that the chances for that happening are about zero.

An Unholy Alliance: The EU’s role in containing Ukraine’s corruption scandal
December 9, 2025

A major corruption scandal unfolding in Ukraine, centring on the embezzlement of an estimated $100 million from the state nuclear operator Energoatom, is revealing more than just high-level graft; it is exposing the complex and often contradictory dynamics of international geopolitics that African nations should be extremely attentive to.

An Unholy Alliance: The EU’s role in containing Ukraine’s corruption scandal
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Lo scandalo di corruzione nell’UE giunge in un momento inopportuno per Zelensky
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Lo scandalo di corruzione nell’UE giunge in un momento inopportuno per Zelensky
December 9, 2025

La corruzione a Bruxelles è vecchia come il mondo e per decenni è rimasta in gran parte inosservata.

Europe needs heed the invitation in the U.S. National Security Strategy and return power to its nation states
December 9, 2025

Russians reciprocate with friendship as vigorously as they do with hostility, so the possibility of peace is not a mirage at all.

Europe needs heed the invitation in the U.S. National Security Strategy and return power to its nation states
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The EU’s demographic divide: These countries’ population is projected to grow
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The EU’s demographic divide: These countries’ population is projected to grow
December 8, 2025

While much of Europe grays and shrinks, a handful of nations defy the continent’s stark demographic decline. This infographic spotlights the outliers – from the transcontinental expanse of Kazakhstan to the resilient Nordic economies and wealthy microstates – that are projected to see their populations grow by 2100. Driven by a powerful mix of high immigration, strong economies, and, in some cases, higher birth rates, these countries chart a different future for Europe.

Big Europe has lost the war over Ukraine
December 8, 2025

Much remains uncertain about the final outcome of the war in Ukraine. On the diplomatic battlefield, competing peace plans (28 points? 19 points? Crimea in? Crimea out?) have been flying backwards and forwards between capitals. Meanwhile in the real warzone, the Russian military continues to rain down military drones and missiles on Ukrainian cities, and the bodies continue to pile up on both sides in fierce street fighting, with no end in sight.

Big Europe has lost the war over Ukraine
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EU summit to decide Zelensky’s fate
World
EU summit to decide Zelensky’s fate
December 8, 2025

The case for the EU to seize even the 207 bn euros is a very shaky one, which is likely to be the final nail in the coffin for the project which keeps the war going.

Bait and switch stage two – Shooting the breeze in Moscow
December 8, 2025

Putin does not want a ‘deal’. What he insists on is a legally binding treaty – as he has repeatedly stated.

Bait and switch stage two – Shooting the breeze in Moscow
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