Defense Spending Tears Apart Starmer's Cabinet
Debate about the state of Britain’s armed forces has reached new heights following the resignations of two senior defense official…
Is the Death Knell Sounding for Kallas’s Diplomatic Service?
Germany, France and several other EU member states want to radically reshape the European External Action Service. The bloc’s dipl…
The Perfect Story That Never Happened
A viral post by a supposedly French AI researcher turned out to be fiction. The episode highlights a growing challenge of the AI e…
Stuttgart 21 Turns into Stuttgart 31
Be it a railway station, an airport or an opera house, Germany can no longer keep major projects on budget or on schedule. Costs s…
Boys from Poor Families Are Germany’s Education Casualties
A new German study finds that family background still determines educational success, with poorer children and boys falling furthe…
The World Cup Outrage Machine
The 2026 World Cup cannot be more controversial than the 1978 competition held in Argentina under the military junta. But anyone f…
Gold Joins Bitcoin and Tech Stocks in Market Rout
Gold has lost more than 26% of its value since March. This week brings the largest initial public offering (IPO) in history: Elon …
What Does the Closure of Denby Reveal About the UK Economy?
Denby Pottery survived wars and recessions, but not soaring costs and shifting tastes. Its closure points to deeper troubles in Br…
The Missing Perpetrators in EU Violence Data
The EU has amassed extensive data on violence against women, from abuse in childhood to sexual violence in adulthood. Yet despite …
Brussels rethinks protection for Ukraine’s conscription-age men
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Money, not the front line, is deciding Ukraine’s fate
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Russia’s wartime cure is becoming its economic trap
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Gramsci’s Lesson: If Conservatives Want to Succeed, They Need Their Own Vision
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China and Russia Paper Over Differences to Challenge US Power
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Europe wants to be green, social and strong – but cannot be all three
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China’s Message to Trump: America No Longer Sets the Terms Alone
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AI reaches its limits on Starbucks shelves
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Keir Starmer faces the bond market’s guillotine
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Britain’s political collapse is a warning to Europe
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Why is the US economy outpacing Europe?
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Trump’s second term has not brought a turnaround on abortion
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Mass Emigration and Low Birth Rates Are Draining the Balkans of Its Future
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Romania has enormous potential – but also serious problems
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Inheritance and gift taxes hurt economic growth
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Oil prices could double within just a few weeks
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Developing countries are growing old before they grow rich
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Mass migration is only a leaky patch for demographic decline
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War doesn’t hurt Putin’s popularity – restricting Telegram does
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Three conflicts, one common thread – what links Venezuela, Iran and Greenland?
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“Drill, baby, drill!” Natural Gas Fracking Has Saved Americans Trillions
New extraction methods turned the US into a net exporter of natural gas. They also lowered the costs of heating and cooking.
When Anti-Racism Costs Lives
As Britain reduces compulsory psychiatric treatment, a growing debate asks whether public safety is paying the price.
UK Government Wants Social Media Restrictions After Belfast Protests
The British government wants to delete online content more quickly during “crisis situations" following anti-immigration riots in …
Seattle Mayor Waffles, Allows Security Cameras for World Cup
Katie Wilson is a staunch opponent of ICE. “Credible threats” convinced her to cooperate with law enforcement with the whole world…
New York Moves to Erase Mothers From Official Language
A New York bill would replace the legal language of motherhood and fatherhood with the terminology of “gestating” and “non-gestati…
Germany’s Intelligence Service Turns Grief for Murdered Children Into Suspicion
A German domestic intelligence report cited a call to remember children killed in migrant attacks as evidence against the AfD. Aft…
Who Will Pay for Ukraine’s Survival as Europe’s War Bill Grows?
Europe has taken over much of the cost of keeping Ukraine’s state alive after American civilian aid dried up. The question now is …
Ukraine: A Drone Superpower in Search of Patriot Missiles
Ukraine has turned four years of drone warfare into a marketable asset, offering Gulf states technology, training and hard-won bat…
Russia’s War-Driven Economy Discovers the True Cost of Its Resilience
Russia’s war model and tough monetary policy may have prevented collapse, but chronic shortages and expensive credit are slowly su…
Zelensky’s Departure From the West
The Ukrainian leader has secured a €90bn EU loan, but not a path to membership. With US support fading and Europe hesitating, he i…
Massive Strikes, No Advance: Russia Is Losing Ground
Despite a renewed campaign of heavy strikes against Ukrainian cities, Moscow's ground offensive has stalled. Ukraine's military is…
African Treaty Resists Abortion and LGBTQ Rights Push
A pan-African draft charter on family and religious values warns that foreign ideologies are being imposed through international a…
Germany’s Wrong-Way Energy Policy
Global energy demand is soaring, driven by the technologies of the future. Germany, meanwhile, is blowing up power plants and regu…
Trump's Challenge to Britain's Chagos Deal Revives Fears over China
Britain's Chagos deal was meant to end a colonial dispute. Instead, it has exposed a growing struggle between the West and China.
Google Wants to Become the Internet’s Gatekeeper
Zero-knowledge technology is widely regarded as highly secure because the website receives only a yes or no answer. But if Google …
Oxford Professor Cancels Lectures After Pro-Trans Protests
A case of cancel culture at Oxford University has reignited debate over the threat groupthink poses to academic freedom.
As Belfast Burns, Elites Identify the Problem: Social Media
Amid widespread rioting in Belfast over the latest immigration-linked atrocity, Irish media and politicians found the true culprit…
Kyiv Sends Budanov to Poland to Calm Row Over Wartime Nationalists
The honorary title “Heroes of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army”, awarded to a Ukrainian military unit, has angered Warsaw. With Poland…
John Bolton and America's Official Secrets Problem
A plea deal over the retention of classified information would make John Bolton, the former national security advisor and Trump an…
Disney “Rivals” Modernity With Sexism and Greed – Audiences Love It
Disney's Rivals presents the audience with a world it is supposed to hate and an antihero who would be denounced if he existed in …
Gerd Ganteför: The Case Against Climate Panic
In an interview with Statement, physicist Gerd Ganteför calls for less alarmism and more rationality in the climate debate. Panic-…
Labour Party Accuses Reform UK of Undermining Democracy
As Reform UK continues to top the polls, the under-pressure Labour government has found a new tactic: accusing Nigel Farage’s part…
