New report claims AI is being used in the Home Office without public knowledge.
A new report details how AI has become embedded in the Home Office’s operations, as critics accuse officials of dodging accountability.
No 10 backtracks on the EU free movement referendum
As the United Kingdom government reevaluates years of their post-Brexit policy earlier this week, the UK prime minister states that he is open for debate…
Germany’s Next Air-Defence Export: A Solution to Jet-Powered Attack Drones?
Cheap, mass-produced interceptors from Munich could help close Europe’s air-defence cost gap, and leave Berlin with a hard choice over selling them to Gulf…
A New Security Format? E3 + Italy and R4 Meet for the First Time in Istanbul
At a first-of-its-kind R4–E3 meeting in Istanbul, Wadephul prioritises shipping and food security. The format could give Europe a foothold in the emerging…
440kg, No Exit, No Verification: Iran Digs In on Uranium
By keeping its unverified 60% stockpile at home, Iran is turning nuclear ambiguity into insurance against renewed strikes.
France, Germany and Poland: Can Europe Fight Foreign Interference Without Silencing Democracy?
France, Germany and Poland have put foreign information manipulation on the European security agenda, and linked it to the Digital Services Act. But can a…
Guest Contributions
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France’s Digital Sovereignty Paradox: Can Europe Break Free from American Tech?
France champions digital sovereignty, yet a cloud outage and a software flaw show Europe’s dependence on foreign technology. Does sovereignty mean building…
- Insight
Chinese Foreign Minister Completes Eurasia Trip Surrounding CICA 2026 Summit
Following a week’s travel, Foreign Minister of the PRC Wang Yi completed his Eurasia tour in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Monday. His key takeaway has been the…
- United Kingdom Foreign Policy
UK to send typhoon fighter jets to defend Saudi Arabia
The British operation would be a second joint effort agreed by European Capitals in the light of President of the United States decision not to intervene…
- Insight
Beyond Hormuz: France’s Search for Energy Independence
From Gulf diesel to AI investment, Macron’s tour shows how energy, technology and security now intersect in French foreign policy, and how fragile France’s…
- Italy’s Debt and Euro Area Stability
Italian Debt After 2011: A structural debt problem
Italy’s high public debt and sluggish economic growth raise concerns about the country’s economic future. While stronger euro area institutions make a repeat…
- Rearmament
Off-budget rearmament: How is Europe attracting private capital to bank its rearmament?
Since 2022, European efforts to mobilise private capital for rearmament have lagged: aerospace and defence account for just 1.5% of business development…
- Insight
EU’s stance on the global domination of a technocratic mindset in the political economy.
The rising technocratic influence is increasingly threatening the renowned norm-maker EU’s socio-economic policies and actions. This current phenomenon…
- Energy security and investment finance
The Azerbaijan-Germany Partnership and the Paradox of Energy Security
The Azerbaijan–Germany Strategic Partnership of July 2026 signals political intent, but Europe’s retreat from fossil-fuel financing means the volumes it calls…
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