Rutte Says Europe “Got the Message”
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Monday that European allies have “gotten the message” from U.S. President Donald Trump…
U.S. Troop Cut in Germany Puts Europe’s Defence Burden in Focus
The United States’ decision to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany has renewed pressure on Europe to strengthen its own defence…
Sweden Turns the Baltic Lights on Russia’s Shadow Fleet
On Sunday afternoon, south of Trelleborg, Sweden sent another signal across the Baltic Sea. The Swedish Coast Guard and police…
Borrowed Time, Borrowed Money: Pakistan’s Economic Reckoning in 2026
In the last week of April 2026, the State Bank of Pakistan announced that Islamabad had cleared the final $1…
Regularisation of Immigration in Spain: A Bane for Europe?
Spain’s decision to regularise hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants may be presented by Madrid as an act of pragmatism….
Industrial Slump in Germany Offers Europe a Warning From the Future
Industrial confidence in Germany has fallen to its lowest level since the pandemic, and the message reaches far beyond Berlin….
Power without authority: Pakistan’s women lawmakers excel in Parliament but remain locked out of real power
Inside Pakistan’s Senate, a quiet contradiction unfolds—one that challenges entrenched assumptions about representation while exposing the rigid architecture of political…
Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws and Minority Persecution Doomed “Gandhara Heritage”
The Gandhara region stretching across present‑day Taxila in Swat Valley and Peshawar, which once stood as a luminous center of…
A society numb to pain: Rising child abuse cases reveal Pakistan’s deepening crisis of silence
In societies where outrage fades quickly, tragedy risks becoming routine. In Pakistan, the growing number of child abuse cases reflects…
Europe Is Finally Confronting China and the balance of power is being renegotiated.
The balance of power is being renegotiated, and Europe is no longer pretending that its economic relationship with China exists…
