The Trump administration is constantly signalling to all of America’s long-established allies that they can no longer rely on previous expectations of support

The EU is facing a real cliff in terms of actual money it has to spend from 2028 onward if the Frugals get their way

The EU is facing a real cliff in terms of actual money it has to spend from 2028 onward if the Frugals get their way

We do not need ‘superintelligent’ AI, nor is an immediate extinction-level event necessary at all, to be concerned about what AI can be doing right now to our societies

We do not need ‘superintelligent’ AI, nor is an immediate extinction-level event necessary at all, to be concerned about what AI can be doing right now to our societies

The EU is encountering the same issues that have bedevilled it both domestically and internationally: it appears to be struggling to adapt to a rapidly changing world

The EU is encountering the same issues that have bedevilled it both domestically and internationally: it appears to be struggling to adapt to a rapidly changing world

The European Union badly needs to regain its mojo if it is to avoid results such as last weekend’s ‘no’ vote in Iceland on reopening accession talks

All the old standby tropes, such as migration, tariffs and crime, are being mobilised to fire up the base and keep swing voters on board ahead of the midterms

The window for viable candidates to emerge is closing, with newcomers probably struggling to build momentum and garner enough signatures for a nomination before deadline

The window for viable candidates to emerge is closing, with newcomers probably struggling to build momentum and garner enough signatures for a nomination before deadline

While economic anxiety underlies much of the success of the populist far-right and -left, the spearhead of their attacks on the establishment is migration

While economic anxiety underlies much of the success of the populist far-right and -left, the spearhead of their attacks on the establishment is migration

A perfect storm is shaping up for the world’s food supply, with summer heatwaves, a looming record El Niño and ongoing disruptions due to conflict in the Middle East

The US and Israel’s spectacular series of miscalculations in their confrontation with Iran has created a situation in which there is no clear route to a new equilibrium

The US and Israel’s spectacular series of miscalculations in their confrontation with Iran has created a situation in which there is no clear route to a new equilibrium

Many of the EU policies affected by backsliding are exactly those aimed at helping it eventually improve its international position

Burnham is, certainly where Europe is concerned, likely to be a mere placeholder

Burnham is, certainly where Europe is concerned, likely to be a mere placeholder

There appears to be a global, mostly but not exclusively, right-wing push to either do away with independent state broadcasters or bring them under government control

If the old nationalistic habits are widely celebrated and allowed to flourish once more, there’s no guarantee that Europe’s future will not be just as bloody as its past

Are we just witnessing an American system gone seriously rogue and unabashedly engaging in self-dealing, corruption and naked money-grubbing?

The leaders of Europe’s big countries will have to understand that hopes of Trump being restrained by the new Congress are very premature

The leaders of Europe’s big countries will have to understand that hopes of Trump being restrained by the new Congress are very premature

Large tech corporations will not follow adequate safeguards if not forced to do so, either by regulation or a threat to their profits, preferably both

Large tech corporations will not follow adequate safeguards if not forced to do so, either by regulation or a threat to their profits, preferably both

There’s more chance of the Pact on Migration and Asylum adding to the fuel for populism than it helping to calm the debate

The EU’s problems with centralising its economic power closely mirror those with streamlining its geopolitical power

The EU’s problems with centralising its economic power closely mirror those with streamlining its geopolitical power

Even if a divorce between Israel and the West is not on the cards yet, the two are increasingly estranged

Even if a divorce between Israel and the West is not on the cards yet, the two are increasingly estranged

One of the risks is swapping a dependence on fossil fuels from the Middle East and the US for a dependence on Chinese made renewables and raw materials

Xi Jinping and Donald Trump met as recently as October last year and agreed a trade truce that’s still in place. Why mess with that?

Xi Jinping and Donald Trump met as recently as October last year and agreed a trade truce that’s still in place. Why mess with that?

Some pacts might have a sell-by-date, but others form the pillar of a stable world order and should not so easily be messed with

Some pacts might have a sell-by-date, but others form the pillar of a stable world order and should not so easily be messed with

Turkey’s opposition, including İmamoğlu and his CHP colleagues, like Péter Magyar and his Tisza party, promise greater alignment with the EU

Turkey’s opposition, including İmamoğlu and his CHP colleagues, like Péter Magyar and his Tisza party, promise greater alignment with the EU

Negotiations to end the current round of violence in the Middle East or make the ceasefire permanent will need to overcome distrust, animosity and a lack of credibility

There is little sense in other European capitals of what exactly the UK actually is willing and able to do in terms of getting closer

There is little sense in other European capitals of what exactly the UK actually is willing and able to do in terms of getting closer

For Ukraine the only choice seems ever greater self-reliance and extending its alliances further afield

For Ukraine the only choice seems ever greater self-reliance and extending its alliances further afield

Europe’s far-right parties have made remarkable gains in a recent series of votes across the continent

Enshittification and Trump’s transactional way of dealing with the world are two sides of the same coin

Enshittification and Trump’s transactional way of dealing with the world are two sides of the same coin

Israel and the US are misidentifying the core of many of the Middle East’s security problems as being Iran, while ignoring a root cause: the fate of the Palestinians

Israel and the US are misidentifying the core of many of the Middle East’s security problems as being Iran, while ignoring a root cause: the fate of the Palestinians

What Europe needs desperately is a new bunch of leaders who will chart their own course, rather than being overly preoccupied with surveys and electoral extinction