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Nov 29, 2025
Let us begin with the numbers. The 27 EU countries plus the UK together have around 4,500 main battle tanks, with at least half of them deployable, 3,200 military aircraft, more than...
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Oct 31, 2025
Peace talks between embattled Pakistan and Afghanistan collapsed earlier this week in Istanbul. Islamabad demands written Taliban guarantees to crush Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan...
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Sep 9, 2025
France’s political stage, once a grand théâtre of Molière’s wit, now plays a tragedy.
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Aug 11, 2025
History has a way of mocking those who ignore its lessons. As Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin prepare to meet in Alaska, European officials say they will not accept “a second...
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Jul 30, 2025
Welcome, Bulgaria, to the eurozone’s arena. On January 1 2026, Sofia joins in as the 21st member, a “glorious milestone” as proclaimed by Prime Minister Rosen...
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Jul 15, 2025
Israel’s relentless strikes have crushed a series of nuclear ambitions: Egypt’s missiles in the ‘60s, Iraq’s Osiraq nuclear reactor in ’81,...
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May 13, 2025
That happened last Friday. And it was no mere ceremony: it was a gauntlet thrown down at the West’s feet.
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May 9, 2025
Kashmir burns, and war looms. After the April 22 terrorist massacre in Pahalgam, India strikes back, hammering nine Pakistani sites with “Operation Sindoor.”...
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Apr 12, 2025
In the greater picture of his trade wars, Donald Trump pushed a bold idea: Europe should buy all its oil, gas and coal from the USA. It is a loud, daring proposal. Can the EU make it...
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Mar 10, 2025
As Pakistan backs away from its anti-corruption transparency pledge, the consequences could ripple beyond its $7 billion IMF loan programme, threatening regional stability in South...
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Feb 19, 2025
If there is one thing Europe’s progressive elites hate more than a populist uprising, it’s an American reminding them how low they have fallen. Enter JD Vance, the US...
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Feb 3, 2025
There are few things as predictable in global politics as Brussels being caught off guard. Once again, the EU, comfortably numb in its own echo chamber, finds itself scrambling to...
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Jan 20, 2025
The United States has just delivered an almighty wake-up call to Europe, blacklisting China’s state-owned maritime leviathan, COSCO, in a bold stroke that could turn the waters...
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Jan 3, 2025
The year is 2025. Europe’s grand experiment is not looking so grand anymore. From a distance, the EU might still appear as an elegant behemoth, a diplomatic colossus striding...
