3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (365+ words) The most relevant terrorist organisations have consequently moved towards more horizontal, networked and digital forms of command. Leadership has become increasingly depersonalised, with individual commanders less central to the ability of extremist movements to maintain ideological influence or inspire violence....

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (757+ words) As Europe’s far right gains ground, an uncomfortable question emerges: are voters rejecting democracy, or are established politics failing to answer their fears and frustrations? Hitler was cornered in his Berlin bunker, desperate and approaching suicide, when he declared: “I…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (778+ words) The tech giant says new European search changes will hurt users and local businesses as Brussels pushes ahead with its campaign to curb Big Tech’s power. Alphabet’s Google has introduced major changes to its online search results in Europe, saying…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (633+ words) As European central banks rethink gold held in the US, Madrid faces a strategic choice over 281 tonnes of reserves amid growing geopolitical and monetary uncertainty. As European central banks rethink where their gold should be held, Madrid faces a strategic…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (674+ words) AfD’s breakthrough in Saxony-Anhalt comes as populist forces in France and Italy push for a more transactional approach to Ukraine, raising concerns over Europe’s resolve against Moscow. The Alternative for Germany’s record election victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (715+ words) A staff strike closes Paris’s landmark after female employees were reportedly told to withdraw from view during a Hindu delegation’s visit, triggering a wider political backlash over equality and religious accommodation. The Eiffel Tower was closed on Monday following a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1001+ words) Backed by Washington and increasingly aligned with Israel, Rabat is showing greater confidence in its foreign policy — and reviving questions over the sovereignty of Spain’s North African territories. The crisis in Ceuta has made one element of Morocco’s current position…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (639+ words) Senior Serbian officials attend a memorial for the convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić, prompting the EU to distance itself from Belgrade over what it calls his “glorification”. Senior Serbian politicians and military figures have attended a memorial ceremony for the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (726+ words) What more can we do as part of global civil society, at a time when our governments are becoming increasingly Israelized and international judicial institutions themselves seem to be fighting for their very existence? A few days ago, when I…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (531+ words) A growing political rift is emerging at the highest levels of power in Kyiv as former Ukrainian Defence Minister Mikhailo Fedorov pursues an independent political and defence agenda after being removed from government by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in July. The…...