Briefing: South Africa excluded from G7 summit due to boycott threats from US
Strategic angle: Tensions rise as South Africa is left out of the G7 summit following US pressure.
Editorial Staff Mar 27
Politics
Government, policy, institutions, and political power dynamics.
Briefing: NATO Secretary General Annual Report for 2025 Released
Strategic angle: NATO's European allies and Canada boost defense spending by 20% in 2025, according to Mark Rutte's report.
Editorial Staff Mar 26
Briefing: Prediction market bets on sports, election, war would be verboten under new legislation
Strategic angle: Lawmakers have introduced a flurry of measures to rein-in prediction markets in recent weeks, as the platforms have come under increased scrutiny.
Editorial Staff Mar 26
Briefing: Facing European cold shoulder, Ukraine turns to Middle East partners
Strategic angle: Amid blocked EU aid and stalled diplomatic talks, Ukraine seeks new alliances in the Middle East.
Editorial Staff Mar 26
Briefing: Melania Trump shares the spotlight with a robot at an education and technology event
Strategic angle: The robot accompanied the first lady to the White House East Room for the final day of a summit she had convened with counterparts from around the world.
Editorial Staff Mar 26
Briefing: Vote transfers between France's right and far right are increasingly common
Strategic angle: Voters in recent municipal elections have shown a trend of alternating support between the far right and mainstream right to counter leftist candidates.
Editorial Staff Mar 26
Hungary's foreign minister admits calling Lavrov during key EU meetings
Hungarian FM Péter Szijjártó confirms regular communication with Russian counterpart during private EU discussions.
Editorial Staff Mar 26
Briefing: Hungarian election: Will Europe's far-right help Orban win?
Strategic angle: Leading European populists are throwing their weight behind Viktor Orban's reelection campaign. But the Hungarian prime minister lags behind the opposition due to talk of corruption, scandal and his Russian ties.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: 'In Paris, the ideal of urban transformation clearly resonated with voters'
Strategic angle: Emmanuel Grégoire, the Socialist mayor-elect, faces challenges in addressing the concerns of Parisians amid rising living costs.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: Japan says Chinese Embassy break-in 'regrettable'
Strategic angle: A soldier's break-in at the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo exacerbates already tense diplomatic relations over Taiwan.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: Denmark’s PM Frederiksen suffers election setback after standing up to Trump over Greenland
Strategic angle: Frederiksen had sought to capitalize on popular support after standing up to Trump's push to annex Greenland, a self-governing Danish territory.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: Denmark's Frederiksen weakened by election setback, coalition talks loom
Strategic angle: Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen faced a sharp electoral setback as her Social Democrats slid toward their worst result in over a century.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: Trump casts Florida mail ballot as he pushes Congress to severely limit that voting option
Strategic angle: Trump's actions raise questions about the future of mail-in voting in the U.S.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: The Status of Abortion-related State Ballot Initiatives Since Dobbs
Strategic angle: Since the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, voters in 17 states have weighed in on ballot measures regarding abortion.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Briefing: French municipal vote: What do results mean for 2027 ballot?
Strategic angle: France's far-right National Rally did not do as well as it hoped in recent local elections. But, experts say, mainstream parties can't afford to relax ahead of the 2027 presidential elections.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Briefing: Impersonating Euronews: Pro-Kremlin disinformation network takes aim at Hungary's elections
Strategic angle: A network linked to pro-Kremlin actors is impersonating major media outlets to spread false claims about Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar ahead of parliamentary elections.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Briefing: Denmark election dominated by domestic issues followed by Greenland crisis
Strategic angle: Danes voted on March 24 in parliamentary election, impacting Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's future amid cost-of-living concerns.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Briefing: US 'shifts' towards diplomacy with Iran ahead of midterms
Strategic angle: Hopes rise for a de-escalation in tensions as the US engages in talks with Tehran.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Briefing: Hungary's Péter Magyar accuses secret services of targeting his party ahead of April elections
Strategic angle: Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar claims secret services are undermining his party's IT systems before crucial elections.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Briefing: The end of Meloni's invincibility? Italian papers react to her failed referendum
Strategic angle: Italian media reflects on the implications of Meloni's recent referendum defeat.
Editorial Staff Mar 24