Pakistan’s War on Artistic Expression: From Stage Bans to Silenced Poets
As actresses face restrictions over dance performances and poets and journalists confront detention and threats, growing concerns over freedom of…
Europe cannot afford to keep India waiting
Europe needs the Indian market, and the pressures on its economy make that need increasingly urgent. American tariffs have complicated…
From the Alps to the Himalayas: The Swiss President’s Visit to India and the Transformation of Trust into Partnership
India and Switzerland are turning a historic friendship into a test of geoeconomic statecraft, productive capability and strategic autonomy. In…
France’s school crisis reaches the streets
French students returned to the streets on October 8 with demands that a country of France’s wealth should be able…
Europe tightens return rules. Can it enforce the safeguards?
EU ministers gave final approval to the new Return Regulation in Luxembourg on 1 October, strengthening governments’ powers to remove…
Italy’s new electoral law can deliver a majority. Can it deliver stability?
Italy’s new electoral law rests on a reasonable ambition. Voters should know which coalition intends to govern, who would lead…
The woman who became the face of Spain’s political crisis
Maricarmen Abascal had lived in her Madrid home for more than seventy years. On 23 September, aged 87, she was…
Albania’s Flamingo Revolution moves from the streets to the digital battlefield
Albania’s “Flamingo Revolution” seems to have entered a troubling phase. After more than 100 days of demonstrations against Prime Minister…
Israeli journalist receives 2026 PEC Award
Geneva, 17 September 2026: The 2026 Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) Award was presented to Israeli journalist Gideon Levy, a member…
Italy’s Electoral Reform Turns Into a Political Test for Giorgia Meloni
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s attempt to rewrite Italy’s electoral law ahead of the 2027 general election has become something…
