Geopolitics
— NATO’s Hague summit exposed deepening rifts between the US and Europe over security threats, with differing views on Russia, China, and military spending clouding the alliance’s unity and future direction.
Analysis
Our analyses thoroughly examine current events and complex issues, providing nuanced insights into politics, health, economics, and social trends. Supported by evidence-based perspectives from experts, these articles go beyond the headlines to explore underlying causes and impacts, fostering informed discussions on the forces shaping our world.
Israel-Iran War
— US-Israeli strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites threaten to upend the liberal international order, raising fears of regional conflict, global instability and the erosion of long-standing diplomatic norms and treaties.
European Union
— Europe faces a crisis of confidence as its global influence wanes. With slow decision-making and digital decline, only empowered youth and institutional reform can revive its fading promise.
Donald Trump
— Trump has sent troops into California without the Governor’s request, fuelling unrest over ICE raids and sparking legal threats. This sets a dangerous precedent under the controversial Insurrection Act.
Musk-Trump Relationship
— Trump and Musk’s alliance has imploded. Egos clashed, policies collided, and mutual contempt exploded after political betrayal, financial backlash, and a fierce battle for dominance played out in full public view.
UK Politics
— The Tories’ economic credibility has collapsed with Liz Truss’s mini-budget. In scapegoating her, they overlook deeper failures. A shallow apology from the shadow chancellor does not win back disillusioned British voters.
War in Ukraine
— Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb saw 117 drones strike deep inside Russia, destroying over 40 aircraft. The stealth attack exposed critical airspace defence gaps, redefining modern warfare and low-level aerial threat management.
Social Cohesion
— Keir Starmer blames migration for Britain’s disunity, yet research shows that isolation stems from austerity, inequality, and the loss of community spaces, not diversity. Youth loneliness and class divides fuel disconnection.
Long-Read
— Trump's flimsy UK ‘trade deal’ masks retreat from tariff chaos, while India pact offers rare Brexit trade gain. Yet neither offsets Brexit’s economic harm nor ends Britain’s Brexitist politics.
UK Politics
— Reform UK’s rise reflects deep-rooted discontent fuelled by economic upheaval, demographic shifts and institutional decay. To counter it, mainstream parties must address structural neglect with inclusive, future-focused policies.
Pope Leo
— Cardinal Robert Prevost becomes Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff, inheriting Pope Francis’ groundwork for change through synodality while facing pressure to modernise without fracturing Catholic unity.
UK Politics
— Reform has stunned Labour with a six-vote by-election win in Runcorn and Helsby, breaking historic norms and fuelling speculation Nigel Farage could become Britain’s next prime minister.
Far-Right
— 80 years after Mauthausen’s liberation, Spanish antifascists and American soldiers remain united by a stark warning: the horrors of fascism are not history but a resurging threat to democracy today.
US-Ukraine Minerals Deal
— The US-Ukraine postwar deal promises investment and profit-sharing on mineral wealth, but shaky reserves, no security guarantees and Trump’s unpredictability cloud its real impact on peace or defence.
2025 Local Elections
— Reform UK contests nearly every seat in Thursday’s English local elections — a major test of its claim to be Labour’s main opposition. Winning will demand more than Farage’s slogans.
Trump 2.0
— Donald Trump’s erratic tariffs and broken commitments have shattered global trust in the US — undermining economic confidence, soft power and dollar dominance, while handing China a golden soft power opportunity.
