Transphobia, Darwin and the Sex of Flowers
A French ecology professor says anonymous accusations of transphobia cost him his teaching post. His crime? Teaching sexual reprod…
The Coesfeld List: How Cologne Ignored 471 Deportation Cases
Germany frequently blames failed deportations on missing travel documents. In 471 Cologne cases, a specialist authority offered to…
Italy’s Childlessness Crisis: No More Bambini
Italy is running out of families. By 2047, more couples will live without children than with them, despite Giorgia Meloni’s effort…
The Rassemblement National’s Missing Link to Power
The alliance with Éric Ciotti’s UDR could give Marine Le Pen the respectability, liberal credentials and broader conservative coal…
A Drone Army from Porn Taxes: Ukraine Proposal Rethinks War Funding
For Ukraine, a decision on whether to legalize its porn industry to fund the war effort is about much more than just military conf…
Trump Envoys Return from Moscow and Kyiv with Few Answers
Little is known about what Trump’s envoys discussed in Moscow and Kyiv. Zelensky, however, suggested that the talks included possi…
Israel Draws Closer to Republika Srpska
Israel is deepening ties with Republika Srpska as its Bosnian Serb leadership again tests the limits of the post-Dayton order. The…
Raves in the Nave: When the Sacred Becomes a Spectacle
A partnership with legendary nightclub Fabric is bringing electronic music to London’s St Paul’s Cathedral and provoking a fierce …
Bardella-Farage: A Win for Britain, a Gamble for France
Jordan Bardella’s pact with Nigel Farage delights Britain but divides France, raising a simple question: who really benefits from …
Berlin Faces a Data Disaster 13 Days Before the Election
Hackers spent six days copying data from two Berlin government departments before anyone noticed. Medical records, identity docume…
What Lies Behind the AfD’s Overture to Elon Musk
Elon Musk congratulated the AfD on its landslide victory in Saxony-Anhalt. Ulrich Siegmund, who could become the state’s minister-…
Europe’s Bureaucracy: The Real Obstacle to Restricting Russian Travel
Few issues expose the incoherence of European policy quite like migration and border security. On Russian travel alone, the bloc's…
A French Mayor, a Suspected Sham Marriage and a Broken Law
A French mayor is going on trial for refusing to perform the marriage of an Algerian under an expulsion order. Now he wants Presid…
Could Spain Be on the Cusp of a Right-Wing Government?
Spain’s Socialists are sliding as the conservative People’s Party and right-wing Vox surge. With elections due next year, Pedro Sá…
Ireland's Unsustainable Surplus: The Economic Crisis in Plain Sight
The EU built an entire architecture of fiscal rules to prevent countries from running unsustainable budget deficits. Now it must c…