EU’s Pakistan Dilemma: Strategic Patience or Policy Abdication?
Despite stifling of human rights, violence against minorities and a former Prime Minister in prison on politically trumped up charges,…
Four countries to challenge EU on immigration quotas
BRUSSELS: Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic are preparing to challenge the EU over a new system of migration…
Spain’s Chinese Gamble: A Risk Europe Cannot Ignore
When King Felipe VI travels to China this November, Madrid will describe it as a gesture of goodwill and opportunity….
Germany’s Expanding Partnership with Nigeria and Its Ripple Effect Across Europe
When German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Abuja this year, the tone of his meetings with President Bola Tinubu was anything…
The Digital War on Women in European Politics
Across Europe, some of the most visible women in power have become the most frequent targets of online hate. Italian…
ACN: Global religious freedom in decline for humanity
ROME: The 2025 Aid to the Church in Need report warns of an unprecedented erosion of a fundamental human right….
Europe’s fragility in the face of the Ukraine war
BRUSSELS: The war in Ukraine is the defining geopolitical crisis of twenty-first-century Europe. The conflict has transformed African security systems…
Marcon re-appoints Lecornu as budget deadline looms
PARIS: When Emmanuel Macron stepped before the cameras on Friday evening to confirm that Sébastien Lecornu would again serve as…
Von der Leyen survives no-confidence, losing credibility
BRUSSELS: Ursula von der Leyen recently survived two no-confidence motions in the European Parliament—one from the far right and another…
Starmer in India: Reimagining a 21st-Century UK–India Compact
LONDON/NEW DELHI: When UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer lands in Mumbai for a two-day visit on 8–9 October 2025, he…
